The Big Front Yard and Other Stories

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These are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

“The Big Front Yard” © 1958 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. © 1986 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, v. 62, no. 2, Oct., 1958. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“The Observer” © 1972 by The Conde Nast Publications, Inc. © 2000 by the Estate of Clifford D. Simak. Original appearance in Analog, v. 89, no. 4, May, 1972. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Trail City’s Hot-Lead Crusaders” © 1944 by Fictioneers, Inc. © 1972 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in New Western Magazine, v. 8, no. 2, Sept., 1944. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Junkyard” © 1953 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. © 1981 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction, v. 6, no. 2, May, 1953. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Mr. Meek – Musketeer” © 1944 by Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc. © 1972 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Planet Stories, v. 2, no. 7, Summer, 1944. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Neighbor” © 1954 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. © 1982 by Clifford D. Simak. Original appearance in Astounding Science Fiction, v. 53, no. 4, June, 1954. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Shadow World” © 1957 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. © 1985 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction, v. 14, no. 5, Sept., 1957. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“So Bright the Vision” © 1956 by King-Size Publications, Inc. © 1984 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Fantastic Universe, v. 6, no. 1, Aug., 1956. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

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