Infinite Realms and Boundless Imagination – Scifi by Jackson Allen
Hooray – today is moving day. I’ve been migrating / tweaking / tuning Inkican since 7 this morning to get it ready to live on a new hosting platform. Not only will the new platform make the site run faster, it’s cheaper, too. Really getting tired of paying GoDaddy for slower performance so this works…
Hi sci-fi fans … happy Thursday and another free short story for your to-be-read pile. For a limited time only, The Rocket is a free scifi short story available on Imgur. When I wrote it in 2019, I had no idea I was predicting the tragedy of anti-vaxxers and COVIDiots. As we approach the Singularity…
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Hey scifi fans, some free stuff for your weekend to-be-read pile. What do you get when you combine cyberpunk with Jersey Shore? You get a hard-boiled noir story called ForeveRest, a free scifi short I’ve made available through Sunday on Imgur. I wanted to talk about some cool ideas like nanotech home appliances and the…
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Happy to say I’ve hosted The Battle of Victoria Crater this week on Imgur, which means you can read the entire novella for free until next Sunday. Here’s a TL;DR for you busy scifi readers: Space Western featuring gritty, realistic characters fighting for survival on Mars. If you came off of Dune saying ‘I need…
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Quick note to say that my scifi short story for kids – ‘Body Issues’ – has been re-issued with a new cover. I’m really proud of this short, because I wanted to talk about problems related to teens and how that might impact them in a cyberpunk context. Ava is your typical high-school freshman: she’s…
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Here’s some good news – my scifi short story Foreverest is now free. I love giving stuff away whenever I can, so this is something I’m happy to share on a random Wednesday. My little brain tacos are the gift that keep on giving, so I’m happy to share them with other SF nerds like…
If you love science fiction, you’ve asked yourself: “Y No Aliens?” I mean, really … where are they? We’re all a little curious. Wouldn’t it be cool to play ‘Close Encounters’ the home game? Hasn’t happened yet, but on the flip side, at least we haven’t been colonized and used for slave labor in the…
Inspiration comes from the strangest places. Two weeks ago, a news article about unruly air passengers led to an idea that I expressed on Reddit: “BRB, making a ‘If you act up on this plane I will help the flight attendants kick your butt’ shirt.” Some Redditors expressed interest, leading to a new t-shirt design…
Looking for something fun to balance out the news cycle noise? I’ve got the solution right here. I’m thrilled to announce publication of Paparazzi Therapist, a scifi short story for your May reading list. Woo! This short-but-sweet tale is about clones, celebrities we love to hate, and the fame/entertainment complex. If you think Hollywood is bad…
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Proud to say that I’ve published a new scifi short story, ‘Call of the Void’ to my book platforms on Amazon, B&N, and Apple books. What is ‘Call of the Void’ about? Read the description below the cover: “I picked up his trail at the edge of a crater. Over my shoulder, three moons dangled…
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