Stories by David W. Goldman
Consisting mostly—though not entirely—of Science Fiction
All of David’s published stories are available here for your reading pleasure.
You are welcome to share these stories with others, which includes making and giving away electronic or physical copies. But please always include the name of the author, and please don’t alter the text or title of the story.
These works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Each of these stories is also available at AnthologyBuilder, a site that allows you to build your own custom, trade paperback anthologies.
The Axiom of Choice
2011 Nebula Award
nominee
Free will or Determinism? You choose.
Originally appeared in The New Haven Review, Winter 2011
Podcast on Podcastle, 5 June 2012
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The First Conquest of Earth
The sweetness of conquest. Also the ropy mucus.
Originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January/February 2011
Podcast on The Drabblecast, 23 January 2013
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Health Tips for Traveller
“Since the short time from mutual greetings of worlds, many Earther wish to visit the lovely world of the Pooquar peoples.”
Originally appeared in Nature, 2 September 2010
Podcast on Toasted Cake, 15 January 2012
Reprinted in Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Presents Flush Fiction
Podcast on Escape Pod, 29 November 2012
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A Talent For Vanessa
Now that the Greater Depression is over, you need a Special Talent like you need a hole in your head.
Originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 2010
Podcast on Escape Pod, 19 August 2010
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Invasion of the Pattern Snatchers
Biological warfare—measures and counter-measures, human and otherwise. Plus Flemish.
Originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 2008
The Last Man’s First Year on Earth
Some sex, lots of drugs, and a bit of rock & roll on a future Earth where some things have changed.
Originally appeared in HELIX Speculative Fiction Quarterly, January 2008
Reunion
Eighteen years after a failed revolution, one of the rebels is hired by her government to locate a missing artifact crucial to the colony’s survival.
Originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2007
Radical Acceptance
A space-otter helps humanity get over angels.
Originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January/February 2007
Reprinted in Prime Codex (Paper Golem, 2007)
The Story of His Life
In a future world where life consists of role-playing, one character decides to rewrite his story—including his death.
Originally appeared in Writers of the Future XXI (Galaxy Press, 2005)
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David W. Goldman finished paying off his loans from a well-known Boston trade school by moving to the Pacific Northwest, abandoning his trade, and becoming a software company. Eventually he wised up and found himself a day job. Now living in Portland, Oregon with his multi-talented wife and the obligate pair of feline distractions, he finally has time to pursue his childhood dream of writing the Great American SF Novelette.
(Yes, there’s more to David’s life than part-time writing. Perhaps someday he’ll mention some of the rest.)
Contact David at <david@the-obvious-domain>.
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