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D. W. Barefoot
A little-known mid-century science fiction writer, he is remembered today for a brisk space adventure first published in Planet Stories. His work carries the fast-moving, idea-driven energy that made pulp-era SF so much fun to read.
1 Audiobook
Morley's Weapon
by D. W. Barefoot
About the author
Very little biographical information about D. W. Barefoot is readily confirmed from reliable public sources. What can be verified is that he wrote Morley's Weapon, a science fiction story published in the March 1954 issue of Planet Stories and later preserved by Project Gutenberg.
That surviving work places him in the world of classic pulp science fiction, where short, vivid adventures and bold futuristic settings were the main attraction. For modern listeners, Barefoot is best approached as one of the many elusive voices of the magazine era whose fiction outlasted the details of the life behind it.
Because dependable information about the author himself is scarce, many personal details remain uncertain. In that sense, the mystery around D. W. Barefoot is part of the appeal: the story survives, even when the biographical record is faint.