In a future where population is strictly controlled and children require government permission, Frank and Lucy Sturt must say goodbye forever to their only son Hal, who’s been selected for the prestigious but mysterious Leidner Project. When Hal’s girlfriend arrives with unexpected news after his departure, the three devise a desperate plan to preserve something precious in a world where even love is regulated. | “One Way” by Miriam Allen deFord, originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine in March, 1955.
