Spoken For by William Morrison Episode #13
William Morrison | April 19, 2022-
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Spoken For by William Morrison Episode #13
William Morrison
SPOKEN FOR
Episode #13 · Written by William Morrison · Narrated by Scott Miller
Spoken For unfolds as a quiet search that slowly reveals its true weight. A man moves through the outer settlements carrying a photograph and a conviction that his family is still alive somewhere ahead of him. His memories are incomplete, but the emotional certainty behind them never wavers.
As others begin to notice details that don’t align—colonies that are too new, fashions that don’t fit, events that could not have happened—the story’s tension shifts. The question stops being where his family might be and becomes whether anyone should allow him to keep believing they can be found.
This is a story built on restraint rather than spectacle. The science fiction premise stays in the background while the emotional stakes move forward, forcing characters to confront what responsibility they have to someone whose past no longer exists in the present.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
William Morrison was a prolific science fiction writer whose work appeared frequently in magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction, Startling Stories, and Thrilling Wonder Stories throughout the 1940s and 1950s. He wrote dozens of short stories that favored human-scale consequences over grand cosmic conflict.
Stories like The Model of a Judge and Spoken For reflect Morrison’s recurring interest in memory, identity, and the emotional cost of technological intervention. His work often presents scientific advancement as something that quietly disrupts lives rather than dramatically transforming them.
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Listen to Spoken For by William Morrison — a vintage science fiction story where lost time and forgotten lives collide with a truth no one wants to reveal.
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WILLIAM MORRISON SHORT STORIES
William Morrison, the pen name of Joseph Samachson, was a prolific voice in vintage science fiction, publishing more than seventy short stories between 1941 and 1958. His work appeared across the pulp era’s most influential magazines, where he developed a reputation for delivering tightly constructed stories built on strong, central ideas.
Morrison’s stories often begin with a clear, grounded premise before pushing steadily into more dangerous territory. A routine assignment takes an unexpected turn. A familiar world reveals something deeply wrong beneath the surface. A seemingly simple decision carries consequences that escalate faster than anyone anticipates. His characters are frequently ordinary people forced to react quickly as the situation shifts around them.
He had a particular talent for momentum. Each development builds directly on what came before, tightening the situation and raising the stakes without slowing the narrative. The result is science fiction that moves with purpose, where tension grows through action and discovery rather than explanation.
The stories below highlight William Morrison’s contribution to classic science fiction—fast-moving, idea-driven storytelling that captures the energy and imagination of the pulp era.
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