Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious Macabre, Unsolved and Unexplained
Scientists arrive on Mars to conduct nuclear experiments on what everyone assured them was a completely dead and worthless planet, but what they discover in the smoke and fire will fill them with such overwhelming guilt that they’ll abandon everything and flee home in shame.
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.