“Expendable”
1953-07-00
short story
By Philip K. Dick


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Synopsis

A man can hear that the ants and other insects are plotting against him.

History

First publication: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1953

Review

Weird very short story. This seems very much like a schizophrenic delusion. Maybe a product of Dick’s drug dependecy? A very fun play on normal human fears.


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We have the story in these editions:

Paycheck and Other Classic Stories, trade paperback, Citadel/Kensington, 2003-09-00

The Best of Philip K. Dick, paperback, Del Rey Books, 1977-03-00

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1953, edited by Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas, magazine, Fantasy House, Inc., 1953-07-00