Longevity

by Therese Windser

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

2 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 1960

Reviews

[Cole Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

This piece of flash fiction by Therese Windser is a quick read and covers a surprising amount of ground in limited space. It is similar to A Canticle for Leibowitz in its imagining of a post-apocalyptic world that loses much of its technology and attempts to understand the past.

I was impressed by the world Windser created and the fact that she decided to preface it with the introduction "a morality tale--1960 style" but I think it lacked the layer of meaning I usually associate with flash fiction's brevity. It is still worth reading and it's short length (<550 words) and free cost (thank you, Project Gutenberg) leave no excuse for not checking it out.

[Ralph McEwen]

A very short yet strange tale.
The recording is fair, there is some echo and background hiss. There is plenty of volume. The editing is seamless.

[Leah Coffin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bidding Wars, dystopia style.

[Tony Ciak · Rating 4 out of 5]

scifi, short story