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An elderly woman discovers an astronaut in her back garden – a mute astronaut who doesn’t seem entirely human. Tired of being alone, she adopts the new arrival.
Abyss & Apex has been around for what seems like forever. It publishes speculative and imaginative fiction and poetry – everything from sci-fi puzzle stories to young adult fiction set in speculative worlds.
As with a lot of my short fiction, I have released this story into the public domain. This means you can use it any way you like, including making a profit from it. Let me know if you do anything interesting with it!
Here is the text of the story in several common formats: