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That Only a Mother

Judith Merril

First published June 1948
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A baby born during nuclear war learns to speak within months, but is less quick to crawl normally.

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Publications (73)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1948 Astounding Science Fiction, June 1948 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 88
August 1951 World of Wonder Twayne Publishers Anthology 347
October 1951 World of Wonder Twayne Publishers Anthology 347
March 1953 Children of Wonder: 21 Remarkable and Fantastic Tales Simon & Schuster Anthology 207
July 1953 Children of Wonder: 21 Remarkable and Fantastic Tales Simon & Schuster / SFBC Anthology 207
June 1954 Outsiders: Children of Wonder Permabooks Anthology 225
April 1960 Out of Bounds Pyramid Books Collection 11
February 1963 Out of Bounds Pyramid Books Collection 11
August 1963 First Flight Lancer Books Anthology 132
November 1966 First Flight Lancer Focus Anthology 132
November 1969 Now Begins Tomorrow Lancer Books Anthology 132
April 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One Doubleday Anthology 279
May 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 279
July 1971 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 344
July 1971 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 344
1972 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol Two Sphere Anthology |1
1972 Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two Sphere Anthology |1
November 1972 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 344
1973 Speculations Glencoe Press Anthology
April 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 344
December 1973 Transformations: Understanding World History Through Science Fiction Fawcett Premier Anthology 115
1974 Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction Rand McNally & Company Anthology 303
April 1974 Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction Rand McNally & Company Anthology 303
1975 Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Avon Anthology 344
January 1975 Women of Wonder Vintage Books Anthology 5
January 1976 The Best of Judith Merril Warner Books Collection 15
January 1976 The Best of Judith Merril Warner Books Collection 15
April 1976 The Best of Judith Merril Warner Books Collection 15
1977 Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction Rand McNally College Publishing Co. Anthology 15
July 1978 Women of Wonder Penguin Books Anthology 56
October 1978 Science Fiction of the Forties Avon Anthology 321
December 1979 From Heinlein to Here Mentor / New American Library Anthology 143
July 1980 Space Mail Fawcett Crest Anthology 57
March 1981 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 431
May 1981 First Voyages Avon Anthology 161
1982 Space Mail Fawcett Crest Anthology
August 1983 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 DAW Books Anthology 66
August 1983 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 66
December 1984 Countdown to Midnight: Twelve Great Stories About Nuclear War DAW Books Anthology 76
December 1984 Countdown to Midnight: Twelve Great Stories About Nuclear War DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 76
1985 The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 420
1985 Daughters of Earth and Other Stories McClelland & Stewart Collection 338
June 1986 101 Science Fiction Stories Avenel Books Anthology 565
July 1986 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 344
1992 The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories Magpie Books Anthology 565
August 1995 Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s Harvest / Harcourt Brace Anthology 65
July 1996 From Heinlein to Here Borealis / White Wolf Publishing Anthology 111
April 1997 Decades of Science Fiction NTC Publishing Group Anthology 180
April 1997 Decades of Science Fiction NTC Publishing Group Anthology 180
August 1998 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 279
October 1998 The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century NewStar Publishing Anthology
December 1999 The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century Phoenix Audio Anthology
July 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 660
2001 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One The Easton Press Anthology 279
March 2002 From Heinlein to Here Scarecrow Press Anthology 117
2003 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 660
February 2003 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 Tor Anthology 281
May 2003 Architects of Dreams: The SFWA Author Emeritus Anthology Meisha Merlin Anthology 141
May 2003 Architects of Dreams: The SFWA Author Emeritus Anthology Meisha Merlin Anthology 141
2004 Femspec, Volume 4, Issue 2 Lexington Books MAGAZINE 103
January 2005 Homecalling and Other Stories: The Complete Solo Short SF of Judith Merril NESFA Press Collection 11
February 2005 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 Orb Anthology 281
March 2006 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury Gramercy Books Anthology 431
August 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction Wesleyan University Press Anthology 211
August 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction Wesleyan University Press Anthology 211
June 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |157
December 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |157
May 2017 Pseudopod, #542 Escape Artists, Inc. MAGAZINE
December 2017 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 Blackstone Audio Anthology |279
February 2018 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 Tor Anthology
October 2018 The Future Is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America Anthology 88
October 2018 The Future Is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America Anthology |88
March 2019 Drabblecast B-Sides, #73 The Drabblecast MAGAZINE