“Out in the Garden”
1953-08-00
short story
By Philip K. Dick

Synopsis

A woman spends a lot of time out in her garden, with her pet duck. She tells her husband that she is pregnant.

History

First publication: Fantasy Fiction, August 1953

Review

Today there is a lot of interest in retellings of mythology, especially the racier stories from Greek Myth. I find it fascinating that this trope has been around at least since the late 1930s. Here PKD tries his hand in a purely fantasy story with a twist. A very good story!


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We have the story in these editions:

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