“One Little Hour”

When I was a kid I devoured science fiction. At the tender age of 7 or 8, my dad introduced me to his 1960s copies of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, a monthly magazine which published pure science fiction stories alongside actual scientific articles. To be honest I usually skipped over the hard science and dove into the worlds of Poul Anderson, Ben Bova, Robert Heinlein, Christopher Anvil, and of course Isaac Asimov. (more…)

Mrs. Smith was a contented housewife, that is until she realized that the amount of time she could spend watching her favorite 4-D shows could increase from 8.00 hours to 8.25 hours per day if she upgraded her Acme Self-Cleaning Carpet from version 7.5 to 8.0.

Now, Mrs. Smith is normally a very patient woman – and it’s a good thing too! – since Mr. Smith never buys her the latest kitchen robots. Imagine her embarassment (more…)