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The Time Is Now!

Dorothy Dunn

First published October 1948
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

The narrator is in a nightclub and observes the singer sitting at the bar, talking about how her set yesterday went. From other people's remarks, it's clear the singer hasn't been on stage in three weeks. She is living one particular night over again.

Borderline speculative: though the odd event is "just" a case of amnesia on the singer's part, the sense of the uncanny is strong. First published in Dime Mystery Magazine, October 1948.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1948 Cover Dime Mystery Magazine, October 1948 Popular Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 71
November 1994 Cover 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 527