Bullet Points

Bullet Points captures the complexity, tragedy, and hope of warfare and violence in human and nonhuman society, with reprints and original stories every three months. The April 2025 issue (Volume 9) presents stories on an artificial intelligence theme:Stories:Marc A. Criley, "Bullets for Peace": Smart munitions go rogue.Mandi Jourdan, "Brief Candle": Samantha sees the AI performance of a lifetime.Kimberly G. Hargan, "Cher Ami": G9-7 receives critical mission orders.Jessica Brook, "The Bee Wrangler": Ines wrangles bees to deal with the war.Carol Willis, "Face of Humanity": Under enemy fire, two brothers must bury one of their own.Jen Frankel, "The Expert": Sergeant Strophy gets a new munitions expert on her team.Don Money, "Greater Good": Stankowski and Haskell interpret orders from Olympus Battle AI.Matthew Ross, "Fortunate One": Rho38-G wakes up and his squad is dead.Bonus Material:Susan Jane Bigelow, "The Radio": A rebel blast strands an AI soldier on a strange planet (bonus story).Walter Jon Williams, "Wolf Time": A mercenary takes a job that goes very, very wrong (bonus story).Nathan W. Toronto, "The Distant Singularity": The stories in this volume focus on AI, but thankfully the singularity seems far off.

Bullet Points captures the complexity, tragedy, and hope of warfare and violence in human and nonhuman society, with reprints and original stories every three months. The April 2024 issue (Volume 5) presents stories on a fantastical theme: Original Stories • Annika Barranti Klein, "Say a Prayer to the New God" • Robert Runté, "The Guy with the Shopping Cart" • Andy Clark, "A Final Raid" Reprints • Elana Gomel, "Alyona and Ivan" • Elaine Isaak, "Joenna's Ax" • Rudy Kremberg, "The Air Show" • Joab Stieglitz, "Operation Jinx" Review • Dune: Part Two

Read stories that capture the complexity, tragedy, and hope of warfare and violence in human (and nonhuman) society. The Bullet Points anthology offers classic stories alongside stories from up-and-coming authors, including:Joe Haldeman, "Time Piece"David Drake, "But Loyal to His Own"Jenna Hanchey, "Far From Home"Eric Fomley, "Input: Memories"Tabitha Lord, "Quest Nine"Ian R. MacLeod, "Selkie"Rich Larson, "Ghost Girl"Shannon Fay, "Fight for the Stars"Pedro Iniguez, "The Last Great Film"And more...This is an anthology based on Bullet Points, a military fiction blog. Every year, the best stories from the blog are collected and published. Bullet Point Press publishes fiction that contributes to a deeper understanding of war and warfare and builds bridges between military professionals and civilians. We believe that fiction can contribute to a more just and peaceful world.

Bullet Points captures the complexity, tragedy, and hope of warfare and violence in human and nonhuman society, with reprints and original stories every three months. The January 2024 issue (Volume 4) presents stories on a combat theme: • Original Stories • Joe Prosit, "Instant War" • Lucas Enne, "Revival" • Lesley L. Smith, "Wartime Telework" • Henry McFarland, "Every Soldier's Right" • Andrew Knighton, "The Sound of War" • Daniel Elliot, "Contract Killer" • Reprint • Rick Kennett, "The Carmel B Crazies" • Review • Refractions, by M V Melcer