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Worrywart

Clifford D. Simak

First published September 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Some very unlikely events happen: a serious plane crash with no casualties, a dog escaping a ditch by himself where he has been stuck for days in spite of all rescue attempts, and an almost certain war is avoided. A newspaper copyreader notices those happenstances, and tries to find what has caused them. He finds a man with no formal education who has been crippled since childhood, and who has been healed mysteriously. He seems to be able to bend reality.

Publications (10)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1953 Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1953 Galaxy Publishing Corp. MAGAZINE 48
February 1954 Galaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 3 No. 11 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 41
July 1955 Operation Future Permabooks Anthology 120
September 1956 Operation Future Permabooks Anthology 120
1977 The Best Science Fiction Stories Hamlyn Anthology 324
November 2006 Physician to the Universe Darkside Press Collection 143
March 2016 New Folks' Home and Other Stories Open Road Integrated Media Collection |11
November 2023 New Folks' Home and Other Stories Tantor Audio Collection |11
November 2023 New Folks' Home and Other Stories Tantor Media Collection |11
November 2023 New Folks' Home and Other Stories Tantor Media Collection |11