Short Stories

You can find links to Dan's published and upcoming short fiction below.

Recommendations:

For family-centred sci-fi / climate fiction, check out Take Flight.

For something experimental, check out What To Do When A Protagonist Visits Your Generic Village.

For business cats doing important business, check out The Cat That Worked From Home.



Sarcophagus

When their spacecraft is destroyed, an astronaut stranded in deep space realises they are unable to move.


I Spent A Year In Forced Labour In The Helium-3 Mines on Titan. Here’s What It Taught Me About Work Ethic

You can't force me to work. You'll have to force me to stop.


Take Flight

On a half-abandoned future Earth, an ornithologist discovers a critically endangered bird nesting beneath a spaceport launch pad.


The Cat That Went To Uranus

After stowing away aboard the first manned mission to Uranus, a little black cat quickly becomes a nuisance.


What To Do When A Protagonist Visits Your Generic Village

You've heard this story before.

Originally published in F&SF


It’s Not You, Or The Eldritch Entities Wiping Out San Francisco, It’s Me

As dark forces enter our dimension, a dissatisfied girlfriend decides that enough is enough.


Firestarter

A disgraced satellite technician must confront her past when she is paired with a new recruit.


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Your Short Story Submission's Attachment

A story submission to a magazine goes very, very wrong.


User's Guide To Your Takura Temporal Vehicle

Please read the enclosed information carefully before attempting temporal transit. There will be no refunds.


Ellipsism

When a spaceship captain falls into a supermassive black hole, her old crew come home to say a final goodbye.


The Cat That Worked From Home

Macaroni is a very important business cat. He has a little laptop with little buttons for his little paws.


Generation

In a dystopian future, a desperate mother attempts to smuggle her illegal child past Border Enforcement.


Terminal Accord

A group of cancer-stricken astronauts embark on a one-way trip to Enceladus.


Italic & Bold

Two damaged robots discuss matters of great importance.


Bound

No-one can prepare you for living with your demons.


The Smiling Virologist

A documentary crew uncovers the truth behind a very unusual pandemic.


Eternity Park

As the biosphere collapses, a young girl explores a pristine VR copy of Earth.


The Ice Tunnel Closes

A 100-word Antarctic horror story.


For All The Worlds You'll Make

A tale of childhood friendship in the final years of a dying Earth.


They Came From Outer Space [Citation Needed]

Alien invaders are wiping out civilisation, but Wikipedia still needs updating...


The Tidal Lock

After Earth stops turning, a water courier's truck breaks down in an inhospitable desert.

Originally published in Interstellar Fiction


Testament

An interstellar traveler uncovers clues about the past of a once-inhabited planet.