Project Gutenberg 2016-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 77 Harmon, Jim 1933 2010 Harmon, James Judson Johnson No Substitutions Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "No Substitutions" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction short story that was published in Galaxy Magazine in the late 1950s. The narrative explores a futuristic penal system where criminals are placed into an artificial Dreamland, allowing them to live out fantasies instead of serving time in a traditional prison. The story offers a commentary on the nature of reality, sanity, and human morality within a highly controlled environment. The plot centers around Warden Walker, who oversees the Dreamland facility, as he grapples with ethical dilemmas related to the treatment of inmates. The story intensifies when Councilman Coleman, a power figure, questions Walker's perception of reality, suggesting that Walker himself might be living in a Dream. This leads to a series of interactions with various inmates who wish to return to Dreamland, each illustrating different perspectives on confinement and escapism. As Walker navigates the complexities of his role and the nature of his own reality, he must confront his beliefs about freedom, identity, and the very essence of existence. Ultimately, the story raises profound questions about the boundaries of human experience and the moral implications of a life divorced from authentic reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Psychological fiction Prisons -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 61594 61599 2024-09-21T12:09:06.210306 2023-09-22T09:10:54.984883 text/html text/html 58057 2016-03-03T17:53:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 179196 2016-03-03T17:53:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 198743 2024-09-21T12:09:08.121296 application/epub+zip 197675 2024-09-21T12:09:06.595311 application/epub+zip 89792 2024-09-21T12:09:06.382306 application/epub+zip 237759 2024-09-21T12:09:09.482305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230166 2024-09-21T12:09:07.913292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122552 2022-09-23T11:22:07.144304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54426 54331 2024-09-21T12:09:06.055311 2023-09-22T09:10:54.773883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54325 2016-03-03T17:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21404 2016-03-03T17:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19507 2024-09-21T12:09:09.610286 application/rdf+xml 22311 2024-09-21T12:09:06.447309 image/jpeg 4006 2024-09-21T12:09:06.415300 image/jpeg 180134 2024-09-21T12:09:06.221321 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