author
Moses Schere
1913–1996
A pulp-era science fiction writer whose stories appeared in the 1940s, he is best remembered today for imaginative tales like Mind Worms. He also published under the name Monroe Schere, a detail that adds an intriguing twist to his small but notable place in genre history.
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Mind Worms
by Moses Schere
About the author
Writing during the magazine science fiction boom of the 1940s, Moses Schere published short speculative fiction that later remained accessible through archives such as Project Gutenberg. His best-known story is Mind Worms, first published in Planet Stories in Spring 1948.
Bibliographic sources identify him as born in 1913 and deceased in 1996, and note that Monroe Schere was his legal name or a later name he used professionally. Reference indexes connect both names, suggesting readers may encounter his work filed under either Moses Schere or Monroe Schere.
Although not a household name, he is part of the long tail of classic magazine-era science fiction writers whose work still surfaces through digital preservation projects and fan bibliographies. That gives his fiction a modest but lasting afterlife for readers who enjoy vintage speculative storytelling.