(Bonus Episode) “AMATEUR IN CHANCERY” by George O. Smith (Short Sci-Fi Story) #WeirdDarkness
5 November 2024 - 31 minsIN THIS EPISODE: If someone’s life depended on it, could you explain the concept of right and left to someone who had tentacles and had never heard of either? (Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine, October 1961.)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Amateur in Chancery” by George O. Smith, from Galaxy Science Fiction magazine, October 1961:https://amzn.to/3C6W8Jd
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STAR WARS: A New Hope | NPR Radio Drama | #RetroRadio
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Alien Implant | The Magnetic Object Roger Leir Pulled From Tim Cullen's Arm
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