Recent Flash Fiction: Penelope Friday's "Life from Mars" and Hank Quense's "Fast Living"

Here are two recent pieces of flash fiction that entwine science and fiction:

• “Life from Mars,” by Penelope Friday (2008). Published in Hub, Issue 67, this piece involves a space scientist who tells a story about life from Mars to a group of students. (Thanks to QuasarDragon for bringing this to our attention.)

• “Fast Living,” by Hank Quense (2008). Published at Flash Fiction Online, this story is about twin brothers who contract a rare medical condition while living on Mars.