“The Commuter”
1953-08-00
short story
By Philip K. Dick


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Synopsis

A man walks up to the ticket counter at a train station and wants a ticket to Macon Heights, but the town doesn’t exist. It’s not on any of the maps. The man suddenly disappears.

History

First publication: Amazing, August-September 1953

Review

PKD is back to playing with reality in this story where a man apparently comes from an alternate timeline. Short but very well told, this story is a lot like a Twilight Zone episode. Recommended.


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We have the story in these editions:

We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, trade paperback, Citadel/Kensington, 2017-02-00