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For about a fictional work too small to be called a [novel] or [novella] - usually less than 10-20 thousand words and no chapters. Use to either identify the media on a [story-identification] question or disambiguate works where the tag covers the short story and its form in other media.. If you are looking for a particular anthology of short stories, use the [anthology-book] tag instead.

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Story about automatic writing machine in a dispute between writer and editor

I'm trying to find a short story I dimly recall, with the following elements: Within the story, there is a dispute between a writer, and an editor, about how the next scene of a science fiction story …
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Short story about a soldier's reaction to finding out his sergeant is a robot

I found it: Vestibular Man by Felix C. Gotschalk. Summary: Derek has been conscripted for military service in 2800 AD. He tries to dominate his drill instructor but quickly learns that the DI is bion …
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Short story about a soldier's reaction to finding out his sergeant is a robot

I'm trying to find a classic science fiction story, maybe 70s era. There is a soldier going through boot camp under a very harsh and demanding sergeant. Later in the story the soldier discovers the se …
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