hfy

Not by me, originally on tumblr by multiple people (and an archive.org link to the post in case tumblr pushes a signup). Transcription originally done by u/ElliePlays1 on Reddit, cleaned up a bit by me....

Pathogen

(This is my first attempt at writing HFY, I hope you guys enjoy it)...

We Built Robots (kbin.run)

Originally made by swanjolras on tumblr, however that tumblr deactivated or renamed itself. Currently-working tumblr link (it's a reblog) and a Reddit screenshot...

Give a bored human a screwdriver and you’ll find a pile of scrap where your ship used to be, with a proud looking human sitting nearby. (kbin.run)

Originally written by injuries-in-dust on tumblr (non-tumblr link in case tumblr pushes you to make an account), not by me....

The Survivors

The Survivors...

Utopia War (www.wattpad.com)

Found the first chapter of this on r/HFY and was entertained, saw it got posted offsite, thought I might share here. Warning for Wattpad....

Why a lot of HFY has aliens or supernatural creatures written like that: featuring TheAngryGM.com (kbin.run)

I was reading a TTRPG article and some of the things it said just made me think of a lot of HFY stories and with why nonhuman species/races are often written the way they are here, and how they are juxtaposed with humans to get a HFY effect. It might be stuff I might have known in the back of my head, but it feels different to...

Humans Are The Best Medicine (www.royalroad.com)

Originally posted on r/HFY, also crossposted to the Royal Road. Features us healing aliens :)

Humans Are Weird series off Reddit (www.authorbettyadams.com)

In no particular order, some of the Humans Are Weird stories which the author, Betty Adams, often crossposts to the HFY sub on Reddit. I have linked to her website where she also hosts them, instead of Reddit.

The Apartment (www.royalroad.com)

One of my favorite HFY series from r/HFY. It’s urban fantasy mixed with slice of life. The author has since moved off Reddit and is now posting it on the Royal Road website!

Oracle — Greg Egan (www.gregegan.net)

This one’s sci-fi, and in my opinion pretty HFY too. I personally think it helps if you know stuff about Alan Turing, but if not it’s still a good read.

Harry Turtledove’s The Road Not Taken (eyeofmidas.com)

Link takes you to a PDF on an external site, not to a page on Reddit....

Fritz Leiber: A Pail of Air

Not my work but a very early and really moving example of HFY....

Yorktown [V3 final]

This is a massively reworked repost. The original has been posted a couple of weeks ago. I reworked it several times so it bears little connection to the original....

The Tragedy of The War of the Worlds

Did you ever hear the tragedy of the Martians who invaded Earth? I thought not. It’s not a story the humans would tell you. It’s an old legend of theirs. The Martians were rulers of the planet Mars in the Sol system, the same system as Earth, so powerful and so wise they were able to build spaceships capable of crossing the...

The Fiction Brain

All human stories and ideas seem to have a life of their own because in a way, they do....

A Spark in the Dark [final V1]

A Spark in the Dark...

The Screechers

The Screechers...

Iris the Missile

Iris the missile online. Target acquired. Function initialized. Propulsion engaged. Ascent nominal. Flight path calculated and synchronized. Iris will travel precisely to its designated coordinates. Iris must hit its mark with accuracy and efficiency. Guidance system is operating within Expected Parameters. I am alive....