Growing up, I existed on a constant diet of classic Golden Age sci-fi. Asimov, Bester, Blish, Campbell, Clarke, Heinliein, Pohl, Silverberg. But one story that stuck with me the most was With Folded Hands by Jack Williamson. I highly recommend it, along with his other works. A classic, doubly so these days with more and more of our lives being given over to technology.
Avery, which I originally pushed onto Reddit’s /r/hfy group in July of 2016, was my attempt at recreating the classic ‘flavor’ of Golden Age scifi in general, andWith Folded Hands in particular. Avery is one of my personal favorites, and I present it here with minor edits to correct the original typos.
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Category: Free Shorts
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Short stories that I have posted elsewhere.