About this episode
This episode narrates 'Memorium' by Basil Wells, exploring the implications of having all human thoughts documented for future historians.
Did you ever wonder what would happen if the thoughts of every man, woman and child on Earth were set down in black and white for future historians to read? Could you endure having all of your thoughts laid bare, from the cradle to the grave? Today's story is "Memorium," by Basil Wells. It appeared in the March 1956 issue of "Fantastic Universe" on pages 105 to 109. ----- Basil Eugene Wells (June 11, 1912, Springboro, Pennsylvania, US – December 23, 2003) was an American writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man" appeared in the magazine Super Science Stories in 1940. He wrote science fiction, fantasy western and detective stories for various magazines sometimes under the name Gene Ellerman. Two collections of his stories, Planets of Adventure and Doorways to Space were published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. ----- If there's a story you'd like me to narrate, or a genre you'd like me to include more of, please let me know at goldenagefiction@proton.me . ----- Music: "Mesmerizing Galaxy" Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ .
People in this episode
Host: Paul Lawley-Jones
Topics covered
- science fiction
- thoughts
- history
- narration
- literature
Keywords
- Basil Wells
- Memorium
- Fantastic Universe
- science fiction
- thoughts laid bare
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fantastic Universe
Books & works: Memorium
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