Project Gutenberg 2009-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 88 Moore, C. L. (Catherine Lucile) 1911 1987 Moore, Catherine Lucille Moore, Catherine Lucile Kuttner, C. L. Moore (Catherine Lucile Moore) Мур, К. Song in a Minor Key Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Song in a Minor Key" by C. L. Moore is a science fiction vignette written in the mid-20th century. The story follows the introspective journey of Northwest Smith, a spacefaring outlaw reflecting on his past while lying peacefully on Earth. This piece captures themes of nostalgia, loss, and the implications of a life filled with rebellion against societal norms. In the narrative, Northwest Smith experiences a rare moment of tranquility amidst the memories of his tumultuous life. He recalls the Earth he has been exiled from, a place heavy with unfulfilled dreams and memories of a lost girl with honey-colored hair. As he grapples with the memories of his youthful indiscretions and the pivotal moment that irrevocably altered his life, he recognizes a fundamental flaw in his character that led him down a path of violence. Ultimately, Smith confronts the inevitability of his past actions and their consequences, affirming that even if he could relive his life, he would still be bound to the same fate. The vignette ends with him acknowledging his exile and settling back into the fleeting moment of peace, emphasizing the poignancy of his reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 30569 30570 2024-10-12T10:14:12.041038 2023-09-12T12:40:05.557858 text/html text/html 26605 2021-01-04T23:41:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 10341 2021-01-04T23:41:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 80651 2024-10-12T10:14:16.005113 application/epub+zip 79536 2024-10-12T10:14:13.807997 application/epub+zip 79535 2024-10-12T10:14:12.677006 application/epub+zip 184641 2024-10-12T10:14:17.540991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177862 2024-10-12T10:14:15.245016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151744 2022-09-13T09:49:47.518374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25276 25175 2024-10-12T10:14:11.809010 2023-09-12T12:40:05.415856 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25084 2021-01-04T23:41:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9478 2021-01-04T23:41:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20498 2024-10-12T10:14:17.671984 application/rdf+xml 14212 2024-10-12T10:14:13.217999 image/jpeg 3830 2024-10-12T10:14:12.944214 image/jpeg 79518 2024-10-12T10:14:12.046009 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia