Upon the Dull Earth by Philip K. Dick Episode #112

Philip K. Dick | October 5, 2023

Upon the Dull Earth by Philip K. Dick Episode #112
Philip K. Dick

UPON THE DULL EARTH

Episode #112 · Written by Philip K. Dick · Narrated by Scott Miller

A young woman believes she can call down divine beings—but her devotion opens a doorway between worlds that should never be crossed. When love tries to bring her back, reality itself begins to unravel.

Few stories capture the raw intersection of love, death, and transcendence like Philip K. Dick’s Upon the Dull Earth. In a world still bound by flesh, young Silvia believes she’s destined for something higher—chosen by luminous beings that descend from another realm when the scent of blood calls to them. To her, they are angels. To Rick, they are something else entirely. When Silvia’s passion outpaces her caution, the veil between life and the beyond tears open, unleashing consequences that ripple across every living soul.

As the story unfolds, Dick transforms a tale of mystical devotion into an apocalyptic vision of love’s destructive persistence. What happens when resurrection goes wrong—when the desire to bring someone back overturns the natural order itself? In Upon the Dull Earth, reality becomes elastic, identity dissolves, and the universe itself bends under the unbearable weight of human longing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) was a master of the metaphysical and the emotional, an author who blurred the boundaries between science fiction and spiritual inquiry. His more than 100 short stories—including The Hanging Stranger, The Crawlers, and Second Variety—revealed a universe that was never stable, always shifting underfoot. With Upon the Dull Earth, he delivers one of his most poetic and devastating meditations on what it means to love someone so deeply that even death becomes negotiable.

LISTEN TO THE STORY

Listen to Upon the Dull Earth by Philip K. Dick — a vintage science fiction tale where love and faith collide in a surreal struggle between life and the divine.