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The Homecoming

Mike Resnick

First published April 2011
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

"A man tries to talk to his son, who turned himself into an alien 11 years ago, after the boy comes home to visit his mother who is slowly dying from Alzheimer's. After the man and son fight a lot, dad allows the boy to talk to his mother." — Dan Smyth

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2012 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 2011 Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2011 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 50
April 2012 StarShipSofa, No 234 StarShipSofa MAGAZINE
May 2012 Escape Pod, EP344 Escape Artists, Inc. MAGAZINE
August 2012 Win Some, Lose Some ISFiC Press Collection |61
August 2012 Win Some, Lose Some: The Hugo Award Winning (and Nominated) Short Science Fiction and Fantasy of Mike Resnick ISFiC Press Collection |61
October 2016 Humanity 2.0 Phoenix Pick Anthology |231
November 2016 Humanity 2.0 Phoenix Pick / Arc Manor Anthology 231
January 2021 Galaxy's Edge, January 2021 Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick MAGAZINE 4
January 2021 Galaxy's Edge, January 2021 Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick MAGAZINE |2