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Charles D. Cunningham

Best known for a compact, clever science-fiction tale from the early 1960s, this writer worked in the classic magazine tradition of fast-moving ideas and sharp twists. His name is most closely tied to The Man Who Flew, a story that mixes telepathy, mystery, and a futuristic setting.

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The Man Who Flew

The Man Who Flew

by Charles D. Cunningham

About the author

Charles D. Cunningham is a little-documented author whose confirmed published work includes The Man Who Flew, credited in Project Gutenberg's text as by Charles D. Cunningham, Jr. That story first appeared in Worlds of If Science Fiction in November 1962 and later entered the public domain, which has helped keep it in circulation for modern readers.

Available catalog and bookseller records also connect the name Charles D. Cunningham with The Jade Claw, suggesting a small but varied body of work that reaches beyond short science fiction. Because reliable biographical sources are scarce, many personal details about the author remain unclear.

What does come through clearly is the style of the writing: idea-driven, brisk, and rooted in the era when magazine science fiction loved unusual premises and neat surprises. For listeners who enjoy rediscovered genre fiction, Cunningham is an intriguing example of a writer remembered through the staying power of a single imaginative story.