"Next Stop, Nowhere!"

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"Next Stop, Nowhere!"

by Dick Purcell

EN·~20 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

20:15

Description

A routine ride in a downtown office building turns uncanny when an elevator halts between the sixth and seventh floors, trapping a nervous young woman and three very different men. The cramped cabin becomes a stage for impatient jokes, nervous chatter, and a surprisingly calm psychiatrist who begins to dissect the situation as more than a mechanical glitch.

As the operator’s attempts at assistance stall, the passengers each reveal quirks—a towering yet vacant‑looking mailroom clerk, a tooth‑ache‑ridden husband, and the apprehensive woman headed for therapy. Their conversations wobble between humor and anxiety, hinting that the empty space between floors might conceal something beyond ordinary circuitry. The story balances lighthearted banter with a growing sense of unease, inviting listeners to wonder what truly lies in the void that separates one level from the next.

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Language

en

Duration

~20 minutes (19K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2021-11-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Known mostly from a small cluster of mid-1950s science-fiction stories, this elusive writer left behind tales full of odd ideas, speculative twists, and classic pulp-magazine energy.

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