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What Is POSAT?

Phyllis Sterling Smith

First published September 1951
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A scientist, an unemployed man and a cat lady read an advertisement about a secret society from a magazine. They all answer it for various, but different, reasons and get somewhat different return mailings. It turns out that there really IS a real ancient secret society with scientific secrets, and it is drafting new researchers.

Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1951 Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1951 World Editions, Inc. MAGAZINE 140
March 2016 What is POSAT? Project Gutenberg Chapbook
July 2023 Women Wrote the Future: Vol. 1: Tales from Galaxy Vintage Lists Anthology |8
July 2023 Women Wrote the Future: Vol. 1: Tales from Galaxy Vintage Lists Anthology 117