Time Enough At Last

Remember the classic Twilight Zone episode in which a man only wants peace and quiet so he can read - and then a global event seems to finally provide him with the opportunity?

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Written by Lyn Venable and published in the magazine IF: Worlds of Science Fiction for January 1953, "Time Enough at Last" served as the basis for the now classic teleplay written by none other than Twilight Zone creator and host Rod Serling.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 10 pages

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