This should really be called flash fiction coming in at
only ten pages. Set in 1948, present day for when it was published, it is an
alternate history story speculating on what life would be like in the USA after
it was hit with nuclear bombs, like Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In particular it focuses on babies born after the parents
were exposed to radiation.
Thank goodness the story was so short because the trauma
of mutations and the psychological impact on the mothers was chilling.
The attitudes and dialog were a bit old fashioned for
today but that's only a reflection of the time it was written in.
It was very well done and I found it quite disturbing.
A list of all her works can be found
HERE.
Her Wikipedia page is
HERE.
Her dedicated website is
HERE.
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| Judith Merril |
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| Astounding Science Fiction - June 1948 |
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