A story of paranoia. The narrator explains what frightens him about apparently mundane moments. He also tells about the time a man inexplicably attacked him in a cafe, and about the motorcyclist he believes is now pursuing him with murderous intent.
Weird, but not supernatural. If insanity-like and reality-distorting perceptions count as speculative fiction, then this qualifies.
First published in New Writing and Daylight, no. 7, 1946.
First published in New Writing and Daylight, no. 7, 1946.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |
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Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Hogarth Press | Collection | 38 |
| 1948 | Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Clarke Irwin | Collection | ||
| 1948 | Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Oxford | Collection | ||
| 1954 |
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Something Terrible, Something Lovely | Harcourt, Brace & Company | Collection | |
| December 2002 |
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Various Temptations | Tartarus Press | Collection | 227 |