The Clocktower Bet
The key stuck in the door of the Weaver's Rest, and Nellie Lowenstein gave it the same shoulder-jiggle she gave the clinic's supply…
Leather sci-fi & fantasy stories
Stories in Sci-Fi & Fantasy tagged leather, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 20 to 25 minutes. Writers to know: Shift of Ivory, Ochre Ballad and Olive Tangent. Readers usually start with “The Clocktower Bet” and “Spite Trip”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Leather sci-fi & fantasy stories, ranked by readers
01 02 Spite Trip
The galley smells like burnt rehydrated coffee and someone else's feet.
03 When the Mailbag Drops
*This one came from wanting to write something tender and slow, about two adults who meet online and actually click.
04 Last Caravan, Lost Love
The ration ledgers had their own smell, Kerry thought, and after eight years of working the registration tent she had stopped noticing it.
05 Time Enough for Us
Three years ago I met a man at a coffee conference.
06 Dust Runner's Bet
"You're really going to race that heap of scrap?"
07 The Dawn Rep
Olwen woke with the sun striping the bed in yellow bars and no spell left in her skin.
08 Switch House
The job ran late.