It was the dawn of a golden age of transportation. Terran Development was ready to market a fourth dimension “vehicle” which afforded almost instantaneous travel. For instance, Henry Ellis commuted 160 miles to work in five steps and a few seconds. Then, one morning, he met some people on the way… Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick…, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Philip K. Dick was a brilliant science fiction writer and is the most popular author here on our podcast. Dick is known for his works that often explored the nature of reality and consciousness.

One day, he was walking home from the grocery store when he suddenly had a profound realization that the world around him wasn't real. He became obsessed with the idea that reality was just a construct and that the people, places, and things he saw were just projections created by a higher power.

His own personal beliefs about reality bled into his everyday life. He became paranoid, convinced that he was being monitored and manipulated by the government or extraterrestrial beings. Despite his beliefs, Philip K. Dick continued to write and produce some of the most thought-provoking and impactful science fiction of his time. He is remembered as one of the most brilliant and unconventional science fiction writers of all time.

And speaking of brilliant and unconventional let’s go to the pages of “If Worlds of Science Fiction Magazine” in May 1954. We’ll find our story on page 27, Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick...