Cover for The Little Black Box
Short Story

The Little Black Box

1964

About this story

A device allows people to share the suffering of a mysterious figure named Wilbur Mercer. As the movement spreads, rival governments regard this new form of empathy as a threat to their authority.

Chronology

Work history

  1. no later than May 6, 1963

    Composition: no later than May 6, 1963

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. May 6, 1963

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    May 6, 1963

  3. Aug 1964

    First published Aug 1964

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