Bio: Scott is a founder and co-publisher of Fictionwise, Inc. In his previous life, he ran a large corporate TV studio and produced business films and videos. After launching an Internet consulting company and incubator in 1997 (Mindwise Media, LLC), his team created large educational websites for PBS as well as the most successful certified online high school on the Internet today. Fictionwise.com began as a "Mindwise Company" before being spun off in late 2000. At Fictionwise, Scott primarily handles marketing, website design and content, and managing the website team.

Lizard-like aliens have given humanity the key to interstellar travel, but there's one catch: to use it you must be prepared to think like they do about the meaning of personal identity. Beautifully written, shocking work that was a breakthrough for James Patrick Kelly. 1995 Hugo Award Winner

Words: 7752 - Reading Time: 22-31 min.
Category: Science Fiction

This is one of my favorites. In my prior life, I made videos and short films (and it's still in my blood) -- and I always thought this story would make a great short film. It has two main characters and only a few locations, so costs wouldn't be too high. To me, this is near perfect short science fiction. The author has set up a unique yet straightforward science fiction situation with a main character performing an "ordinary" task ... which quickly becomes extraordinary. Unlike some SF, Kelly's characters have real, sometimes conflicting, emotions. Decisions have consequences, and not everything is black and white. This story earned Kelly a Hugo Award.

A Theodore Roosevelt story. 1990 Hugo Award Nominee, Nebula Award(R) Nominee

Words: 24781 - Reading Time: 70-99 min.
Category: Historical Fiction

This work introduced me to the wonderful world of "Alternate History" and, being a Teddy Roosevelt fan, I was hooked from the beginning. Stories like this make me want to ask the writer to provide a prologue telling us how much is true! In "Bully!," Teddy Roosevelt tries to bring democracy to the Congo. His spirit, leadership, and audaciousness (as I always imagined him) are captured in this entertaining story.

Classic spine-tingler that was made into an episode of "The Twilight Zone." It's interesting to compare the original short story version to the Rod Serling screenplay. 1950 1951 Retro Hugo Award Winner

Words: 2861 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
Category: Science Fiction

If you are a Twilight Zone fan you cannot possibly pass up reading this short story, which was the basis of a famous episode from the original series. This story is different from the TV show version in many small but interesting ways. More than anything else, I enjoyed this piece so much I began reading all of Knight's work. He has a strong, classic style that is very welcome.

What if a machine allowed you to edit your life? What would you change? 1996 Hartwell "Year's Best SF" Selection

Length: 0 hours, 6 minutes, 22 secs
Category: Science Fiction

This one scene, two character "flash" short story is classic Damon Knight with an interesting science fiction premise, good dialogue, and a nice touch at the end. How many 1000 word stories leave you in a deep think on what you would do if faced with the same options? You can't go wrong for 49 cents!