Perpetuity Blues (1987) [Short Story]
by Neal Barrett, Jr.
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Maggie's dad disappears on a visit to the 7-11 one evening, and her mother dies, leaving her to live with Aunt Grace (obsessed with espionage) and Uncle Ned (don't ever sit on his lap, girl). Oral Blue, a colourful local, manages to become (became) big in olives, and saves the day.
First published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1987.
Reprinted in:
- The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection (1988)
- Isaac Asimov’s SF-Lite (1993)
Original title: Perpetuity Blues
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Science Fiction→ Humorous, Parody and Comedy
This work is a subwork of the following works :
Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection, the (1988) [Anthology]
Authors: Ursula K. Le Guin
, Orson Scott Card
, Octavia E. Butler
, Bruce Sterling
, Kim Stanley Robinson
, Lucius Shepard
, Pat Cadigan
, Michael F. Flynn
, Pat Murphy
, Paul J. McAuley
, Robert Silverberg
, Walter Jon Williams
, Howard Waldrop
, Gene Wolfe
, Karen Joy Fowler
, Ian Watson
, Michael Bishop
, James Patrick Kelly
, Kate Wilhelm
, Bruce McAllister
, Alexander Jablokov
, Neal Barrett, Jr.
, Michael McDowell
, Joseph Manzione
, Dean Whitlock
, R. García y Robertson
Isaac Asimov’s SF-Lite (1993) [Anthology]
Authors: Isaac Asimov
, Pat Cadigan
, Lawrence Watt-Evans
, Avram Davidson
, Howard Waldrop
, Connie Willis
, Esther M. Friesner
, Karen Joy Fowler
, John M. Ford
, R. A. Lafferty
, Neal Barrett, Jr.
, Eileen Gunn
, Don Webb
, Terry Bisson
, Susan Casper
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