SF Read of the Week

"I will repeat my discovery. In simple language, I have invented a technique to tell how long a man will live. I can give you advance billing of the Angel of Death. I can tell you when the Black Camel will kneel at your door. In five minutes' time, with my apparatus, I can tell any of you how many grains of sand are still left in your hourglass." He paused and folded his arms across his chest. For a moment no one spoke. The audience grew restless.

Last week I asked reader to tell me who some of their favourite SF writers were. That way, I could dig up some stories by these writers in an effort to save myself some time while doing NaNo. For this month's first installment, I present a story by Robert Heinlen (requested by Gabriel at The Punk Parent).

The story, the first Heinlen ever published, is called "Life-Line" and also comes with a little foreword from the author. (P.S. If you still want to submit your fave authors, feel free to do so.)