i need a short science fiction story
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Here are my criteria for this "best of science fiction short stories" list. I based inclusion on whether or not many of these factors were to the story's credit:
I read the story (with one exception).
I loved the story.
The story was fun to read. It wasn't depressing (with one exception).
The story stayed with me - I thought about it for a long time - either in my nightmares or giggling about it spontaneously at work.
The story was well-written. I was either not aware of any major writing flaws or I got a shiver of delight at the way the words are written.
The story gripped me and didn't let go. I never thought, "I've got to go get my laundry out of the dryer" in the middle of it.
The story made me feel a sense of wonder. Even decades after it was written, in the age of the iPad and Android and suchlike.
The story is important. It did something new that changed the way science fiction was written afterward, or it changed society.