The Shape of Things That Came
by Richard Deming
George Blades takes a trip from 1900 to 1950 (wearing his uncle’s time-nightshirt, of
course), and upon his return, he chronicles the journey in fictional form, which he
submits to his unbelieving editor.
I am concerned solely with potential reader reaction. The average reader simply won’t
believe in your year 1950.
“The Shape of Things That Came” by Richard Deming, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October
1951.