William P. McGivern 31 min read

The amiable, drink-loving Reggie Van Fiddler saunters into his club in an exceptionally happy mood, until a small correction of the clock hints something is very wrong.

William P. McGivern's 1943 story opens as light comedy of manners before its space-opera premise disrupts the genial Reggie's day. Wry, farcical golden-age pulp. Read it for a droll tale where a dandy's perfect morning goes delightfully, then alarmingly, sideways.

In its time

Published in 1943, during the 1940s, the golden age begins.

Reading it

31 min read (a novelette, room for a turn or two).