The world’s shortest science fiction stories

Sunday the 30th of November 2003

From the rec.arts.sf.written FAQ.

“Knock”, by Frederic Brown:

The last man on earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…

By Anthony Burgess:

That morning the sun rose in the west.

“Cosmic Report Card: Earth”, by Forry Ackerman:

F

The last, though about as short as one could imagine, is too cynical for my tastes. The second speaks of hard SF (the lowest form of SF ). But I love the first, it fires my imagination (despite the cliche sexism).

4 Responses to “The world’s shortest science fiction stories”

  1. By Alan, 1 day, 3 hours after the fact

    Presumably it was a woman at the door.

  2. By Bowie, 1 day, 18 hours after the fact

    or a monkey

  3. By Bowie, 1 day, 18 hours after the fact

    or a crazy man killing Matrix robot of doom

  4. By Harris, 1 day, 20 hours after the fact

    well, if women are not men, then maybe it is a woman at the door. but if its a HUE-man in the chair, it might be an angel at the door. or THE HORRIBLE KNOCKING DOG!

    maybe earth is just a room? and next door is another HUE-man?