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Sturgeon is Alive and Well

Eleven stories first published 1954-71.

Foreword (1971) * essay

To Here & the Easel (1954) * novella

Slow Sculpture (1970) * novelette

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It's You! (1970) * story

Take Care of Joey (1971) * story

Crate (1970) * story

The Girl Who Knew What They Meant (1970) * story

Jorry's Gap (1968) * story

It Was Nothing—Really! (1969) * story

Brownshoes (1969) * story (aka The Man Who Learned Loving)

Uncle Fremmis (1970) * story

The Patterns of Dorne (1970) * story

Suicide (1970) * story

Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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