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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Short stories about dreams" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The story has also been cited as a forerunner of the reality-bending work of science fiction author Philip K. Dick. [16] Along with another Borges story, "The Secret Miracle", "The Circular Ruins" was an influence on the Christopher Nolan science fiction film Inception, in which characters move between reality, dreams, and dreams-within-dreams ...
The story was republished as part of a collection of Matheson's short stories. In the original short story, the plot is resolved differently. Norma presses the button, and receives the money—after her husband dies in a train incident, where he is pushed onto the tracks. The money is the no-fault insurance settlement, which is $50,000 instead ...
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" is a short story by American poet and short story writer Delmore Schwartz. "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" is widely regarded as one of Schwartz's finest stories and is frequently anthologized. Of all of Schwartz's stories, it is probably his best-known and most influential. [1]
He takes care in his dream-giving and is quite happy with it. Most Ancient: Most Ancient is the eldest dream-giver of Gossamer's Heap. He is wise in many ways and advises the dream-givers in many aspects of life. Strapping: Strapping is a young dream-giver from a different Heap. He was careless in his dream-giving; however, after he was ...
"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
(The guys with all the money are still happy. Some things never change.) It’s a sobering thing, seeing the world move on without you, and Alabama, relegated to — shocker! — the ReliaQuest ...
Nebula Award Stories Number Two (1967) World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 (1967) [1] The Preserving Machine (1969) Alpha 5 (1974) The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume V (1987) The Little Black Box (1990) We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (1990) The Philip K. Dick Reader (1997) Minority Report (2002) Selected Stories of Philip K ...