Post #1286881
2026-04-17 00:09 UTC
Name That Short Story!
#ScienceFiction short story wherein artists aren't allowed to reference (or even experience) anyone else's work. If they are, the relevant sense is disabled, & they are set to watch over upcoming, naive artists.
I'd had it mentally placed in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, (or maybe Dangerous Visions?) but I'm not finding a likely candidate in either anthology. <1975?
Edit: Found! >
#whatsthetitle
#whatsthatbook
#storyidentification
#bookstodon
h/t @cptbutton
Replies (4)
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@cavyherd@wandering.shop 2026-04-17 10:51
@cptbutton@dice.camp h/t @jgamble@fosstodon.org Thank you! That's been driving me nuts for years, because—that's not how art works. (Which may have been the point of the story, which is why I wanted to find it & read it again.) > https://fosstodon.org/@jgamble/116418191951476680
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@bobdobberson@kolektiva.social 2026-04-17 01:18
@cavyherd@wandering.shop Harrison Bergeron? @cptbutton@dice.camp
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@jgamble@fosstodon.org 2026-04-17 04:31
@cavyherd@wandering.shop Orson Scott Card had a story with a similar theme, though I think the artists in question were musicians.
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@TerryHancock@realsocial.life 2026-04-17 05:03
@cavyherd@wandering.shop I have the vague recollection of reading a story like this in Omni magazine. A lot of years ago, though. 🤔