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Short Story

A Present for Pat

1954

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About this story

A traveler brings his wife a small alien deity as a souvenir from Ganymede. The gift soon turns domestic disagreements and workplace troubles into a very unpredictable supernatural affair.

Chronology

Work history

  1. no later than Jan 17, 1953

    Composition: no later than Jan 17, 1953

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. Jan 17, 1953

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    Jan 17, 1953

  3. Jan 1954

    First published Jan 1954

    Startling Stories