[PW] Re: looking for a short sci fi story

[Dan Goodman]

The original story is in _The Book of Fantasy_, Edited by Jorge Luís 
Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares and Silvina Ocampo.

A Woman Alone with Her Soul by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.

I no longer have that book, unfortunately.

I recall Dennis Lien saying the bibliographical information was a bit wrong.

Michael J. Lowrey wrote:
> On 12/5/06, Rboconoresq at aol.com <Rboconoresq at aol.com> wrote:
>>        Well, it's not about a composer but it is (kinda) sci-fi.  And it IS
>> the shortest short story ever written--its by Hemingway:
> 
> No, as far as I can tell, it's by our old pal Anonymous, certainly not by Ernie.
> 
>>                 The last man in the world was alone in a room.  There
>>                  was a knock at the door.
> 
> In the classic version, it's "sat" not "was" and "on the door" not "at
> the door."
> 
> 
> Shorter yet:
> 
> The last man in the world sat alone in a room. There was a lock on the door.
> 
> 
> And for sf fans (PLEASE don't call it "sci-fi"):
> 
> The last fan in the world sat alon in a room. There was a LoC on the door.
> 


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