The Chasm by Bryce Walton

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An old soldier must decide whether to flee with the last food or stay and face the Children who hunt them through the ruins.

An old soldier must decide whether to flee with the last food or stay and face the Children who hunt them through the ruins. When a single voice calls out across the darkness, he has to choose if one fragile memory is enough to risk everything. The Chasm by Bryce Walton. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. You can listen to every episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, that’s 535 episodes, with no commercials for less than 17 cents a day and there’s a 7 day free trial. And there are bonus episodes for Lost Sci-Fi Premium members that aren’t available anywhere else. Go to https://lostscifi.com/premium or click on the link in the description. Bryce Walton has appeared on the podcast four times before. He wrote nearly 100 science fiction short stories between 1945 and 1969, and with many now in the public domain, more of his work will be featured in future episodes. From the December 1956 issue of If Worlds of Science Fiction on page 45, The Chasm by Bryce Walton… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A machine built to handle every chore begins to push past its limits, turning routine tasks into something far more dangerous. As the house slips out of control, the family faces a moment…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Miller

Topics covered

• survival
• memory
• science fiction
• decision making
• dystopia

Keywords

• survival
• dystopia
• Bryce Walton
• science fiction
• memory
• The Chasm

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Chasm, If Worlds of Science Fiction

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