Without hesitation...
I recommend reading the 'Strange New Worlds' anthologies (what number are they up to? 8?). There are a lot of great, short stories in them (and some not so great), all written by author who are 'not professionals' (they haven't been published before in a novel format).
Within them:
Vol. 1
"Reflections" (TOS)
"What Went Through Data's Mind 0.68 Seconds Before the Satellite Hit " (TNG)
"The Naked Truth" (TNG)
"See Spot Run" (TNG)
"The First" (TNG)
"Civil Disobedience" (TNG)
"Of Cabbages and Kings" (TNG): side note, LOVE this one; it's a must read IMHO
...you know, I could on-and-on, and THIS is only the first one, that's how good they are.
...and that's about the time it hit the fan...
Truisms I know:
1) Marvel is NOT better than DC (nor should EVERYTHING be ‘ULTIMITED’),
2) D20 is NOT the best gaming system out there (nor should EVERYTHING be ‘crammed’ into it),
3) And No matter how ‘THEY’ dress it up, Regardless of how ‘THEY’ title it, and even if ‘THEY’ say “BASED ON…”; “ENTERPRISE” IS NOT STAR TREK!!!
4) 'Reality' T.V. ain't 'Real'