
In a quiet schoolyard hemmed by a low white stone wall, Margy clings to the simple joy of being young, even as the world around her stretches across centuries. A chance encounter with her classmate Clyde turns the ordinary pause into a tense exchange about the aging teacher, known only as Teach, whose body has withstood four hundred years and now faces a final fifty. Their conversation cracks open Margy’s hidden dread of death and the strange reality of a society where people outlive generations.
As the day unfolds, Margy feels the pressure of growing up while trying to hold onto the carefree moments that define her childhood. Clyde’s nervous request hints at something deeper, pulling her toward a decision that could change the balance between innocence and the inevitable march of time. Listeners are invited into a thoughtful, slightly eerie coming‑of‑age story that questions what it means to age in a world where tomorrow seems endless.
Language
en
Duration
~22 minutes (21K 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
2021-05-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1925–1980
A mid-century science fiction writer with a sharp eye for how ordinary people react to strange new worlds, he is best remembered for stories that blend big ideas with a grounded, human touch. His work appeared in leading genre magazines of the 1950s and helped shape the feel of postwar American science fiction.
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