Such Blooming Talk

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Such Blooming Talk

by L. Major Reynolds

EN·~5 minutes·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total

Such Blooming Talk

0:17

**such

5:15

Description

Dr. Henderson has spent years chasing scientific breakthroughs, but nothing prepares him for the tiny green plant taking its first uncertain steps across his laboratory table. When he adds a microphone and hears it echo his words, he is convinced he has created the first talking, walking plant—and that fame is finally within reach.

Then the experiment spreads beyond his carefully prepared specimen. His mother’s geranium pulls itself from the window box, complains about Henderson’s failures, and heads off to answer the door. Outside, an irritated rosebush has its own grievances, and Henderson begins to grasp that his discovery may be far less manageable than expected. This lighthearted science-fiction comedy turns an eccentric experiment into a lively botanical uproar, filled with witty plant voices, absurd consequences, and a scientist struggling to keep control of his blooming creations.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 minutes (5K characters)

Release date

Jul 8, 2009

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

LM

L. Major Reynolds

A little-known figure from the early American science-fiction scene, L. Major Reynolds wrote imaginative stories shaped by the pulp-magazine era. The surviving record includes the novella Holes Incorporated and several shorter works published in mid-century science-fiction magazines.

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