TODAY'S author passed away last December. Wikipedia tells us that his "writing style is distinctive, frequently employing long, elaborate sentences with few commas. Most of his science fiction books are short, present-tense narratives concerned exclusively with the consciousness of a single obsessive character." He left us a typical example of his stylistics with . . .
"Trashing."
By Barry N. Malzberg (1939-2024; Wikipedia HERE; the ISFDb HERE; the SFE HERE; the IMDb HERE; and Locusmag.com HERE).
First appearance: Infinity Five, 1973.
Reprints page (ISFDb HERE).
Short short short story (5 pages).
Online at The Luminist Archives (HERE; go to text page 64).
". . . I felt the passion to murder as I had never known it . . ."
IF there's a fine line between zealotry and madness, good luck finding it . . .
Principal characters:
~ "I" ("I'll get him and save us all"), the Committee ("Only you can destroy the madman"), and the madman ("You seem to be upset or angry, is something wrong?").
References:
- "Like Medusa" (Wikipedia HERE).
- Are we being told the truth, or are we being beguiled by one of (THESE)?
The bottom line:
Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.
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