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Jerome Bixby
Jerome Bixby (1923–1998) was an American science fiction writer and screenwriter, best known for his contributions to both literature and television. He wrote several classic science fiction short stories, including "It's a Good Life," which was later adapted into an iconic "Twilight Zone" episode. Bixby also co-wrote the story for the original "Fantastic Voyage" film and contributed to the original "Star Trek" series, writing episodes like "Mirror, Mirror." His final work was the screenplay for the philosophical sci-fi film "The Man from Earth," which was completed posthumously.
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hey're all around us. I'll call them the slizzers, because they sliz people. Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are.... They're all around us, living with us. We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can make themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to...
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"If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it. We girls have made up our minds." Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair. He looked at Mary's husband. "And you, Ralph," he said. "How do you feel?" Ralph Pornsen looked at Mary uncomfortably, started to speak and...
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Spaceship crews should be selected on the basis of their non-irritating qualities as individuals. No chronic complainers, no hypochondriacs, no bugs on cleanliness—particularly no one-man parties. I speak from bitter experience. Because on the first expedition to Mars, Hugh Allenby damned near drove us nuts with his puns. We finally got so we just ignored them. But no one can ignore that classic last...
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