Of Withered Apples by Philip K. Dick
Something was tapping on the window. Blowing up against the pane, again and again. Carried by the wind. Tapping faintly, insistently. Lori, sitting on the couch, pretended not to hear. She gripped her book tightly and turned a page. The tapping came again, louder, and more imperative. It could not be ignored. Of Withered Apples by Philip K. Dick, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.
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“Of Withered Apples” appeared in Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine. If that publication doesn’t ring a bell, well, it’s because there were only four issues. From the July 1954 issue let’s turn to page 21 for “Of Withered Apples” by Philip K. Dick…
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