About
Jennifer Thomas grew up in the wilds of suburban Miami, Florida. Watching pelicans die from the effects of DDT in the 1970s, she became a lifelong environmentalist. Reading science fiction as a teenager inspired her to imagine how the world could be different. She now lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts, where she has been a wife, mother, all-around machinist, union activist, teacher, and science writer. She writes flash fiction for her own amusement and perhaps for others’.
Stories
Earth Studies: Part 1 (Flash Fiction Magazine)
Researchers from a galaxy far, far away offer insights about our planet.
Distant Ancestors (Bewildering Stories)
Down the rabbit hole of DNA testing.
Who Will Kill the Spiders? (Second Place, Women on Writing Spring 2024 Flash Fiction Contest)
A bridal shower goes a bit sideways.
Friends of Space (365tomorrows)
An android returns to Earth after 40 years, to a few surprises.
Please Rate Your Experience (Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction Magazine Contest)
Sleepwalking into the New Confederacy…
Provenance (365tomorrows)
“Thank you for attending today’s repatriation ceremony…”
Ask the Thompsons (365tomorrows)
Everybody likes advice columns…
Outlaw Santa (Liberation Road)
“It was only a matter of time before before the North Pole became an Amazon fulfillment center…”
“If You Can’t Stand the Heat” (Windward Review, Issue 22, Revolution, page 96)
Why is this newlywed in jail?
Hitting Refresh (101 Words)
A suspenseful day in the library.