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Science Fiction For Telepaths (1977) – Michael Blake
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zoombawoomba lemmy.world Zoomba669@lemmy.world
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Link: https://sfss.space/science-fiction-for-telepaths-1977-michael-blake

The shortest sci-fi story ever.
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zoombawoomba lemmy.world Zoomba669@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-14
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I didn't know who Michael Blake was, but if that's a pen name, it's not Robert Jordan's.
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zoombawoomba lemmy.world Zoomba669@lemmy.world
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zoombawoomba wrote:
I didn't know who Michael Blake was, but if that's a pen name, it's not Robert Jordan's.

(currently reading Wheel of Time tho!)
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DarkCloud lemmy.world DarkCloud@lemmy.world
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This is the fastest story I've read.
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zoombawoomba lemmy.world Zoomba669@lemmy.world
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#5 · (edited) Quote Reply
DarkCloud wrote:
This is the fastest story I've read.

It seems there's even a mysterious (much) shorter other sf story, but it sucks: its just one letter (F, iirc). I don't remember well the concept, just that its not interesting at all.
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db2 lemmy.world db2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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zoombawoomba wrote:
It seems there's even a mysterious (much) shorter other sf story, but it sucks: its just one letter (F, iirc). I don't remember well the concept, just that its not interesting at all.

F
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zoombawoomba lemmy.world Zoomba669@lemmy.world
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db2 wrote:
F

Yeah. F.
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db2 lemmy.world db2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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zoombawoomba wrote:
Yeah. F.

https://knowyourmeme.com/sensitive/memes/press-f-to-pay-respects
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zoombawoomba lemmy.world Zoomba669@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-14
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db2 wrote:
https://knowyourmeme.com/sensitive/memes/press-f-to-pay-respects

Forgot about that.
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