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Call Me Tim

By klahol in Teleport Us

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A message to an old man almost destroys the world he shares with his grandson. A short, dark tale about the world we live in and the reality we choose. 

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lynnemthomas's picture
lynnemthomas May 1, 2013 - 6:52am

*g* I was thinking specifically of "Gift of the Magi" if you were curious. It's the ending where both people "lose" by giving up something dearly held in sacrifice to the other.

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Liam Hogan from Earth is reading Hugo Nominations May 1, 2013 - 4:41am

There's also an American annual short story collection named after him, so not a bad thing to be compared to perhaps! :)