But it was written by the method which Wells spelled out for the speculative story: Take one, just one, basic new assumption, then examine all its consequences-but express those consequences in terms of human beings.

The result was a flood of some of the most brilliant speculative stories about the future ever written.

As a consequence, many speculative stories about the origins of the engineers have been advanced.

Adjudication (short story 2007) - Australian speculative short story about a privately owned prison which arms prisoners in an attempt to end industrial action by prison guards.

After writing for newspapers and magazines, Antanas Sileika published his first novel, Dinner at the End of the World (1994): a speculative story set in the aftermath of global warming.

What a wildly inaccurate and speculative story, it seemed more like a novel, than a tech story.

The Irish Independent of Dublin quoted a source in Sinn Fein, the political party closely linked to the IRA, warning against "ill-informed and speculative stories."

Why should I be responsive to a speculative story and give the so-called vote of confidence?

The facts were tenuous, the stories speculative; good reading but not exactly good journalism.

Translation: Reporters who have been so desperate for political news that they have been writing speculative stories for days about Reno's decision don't know what they would do for those 60 days.