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Dream World
It was the awfullest dream in the world, no doubt about it. In fact, it seemed to be the only dream there was!
14 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 15, 2016
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R.A. Lafferty
541 books317 followersRaphael Aloysius Lafferty, published under the name R.A. Lafferty, was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. He also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, a history book, and a number of novels that could be loosely called historical fiction.
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June 14, 2018
It reminds of a little bit of a Twilight Zone episode. Strange but good.
December 3, 2018
Great! Taken right out of my comfort zone to the land of Strange Brain.
July 30, 2021
"Prime carrion"
The short story that was the inspiration for the film Inception, i.e. "It had lasted from its inception six weeks" QED
First published in Galaxy Magazine, June 1962
The short story that was the inspiration for the film Inception, i.e. "It had lasted from its inception six weeks" QED
First published in Galaxy Magazine, June 1962
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January 4, 2023Narnia meets the Beatles
May 24, 2017
What a wonderfully profound book. This was everything I expected from Lafferty- pure surrealism and absurdity and etymological wit. Short stories don't get much better than this.
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