Project Gutenberg 2009-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 127 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Douglas Hanging by a Thread Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1961. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hanging by a Thread" by David Gordon is a science fiction short story written during the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around the crew of the interplanetary cargo vessel "Persephone", who face a dire situation when their ship encounters a catastrophic event in space. The story explores themes of human ingenuity and problem-solving in the face of technological failure. The plot follows Jayjay Kelvin, a businessman and avid reader, as he and the crew deal with the aftermath of a catastrophic explosion caused by a small yet highly energetic piece of debris. As the crew assesses their critical situation, they discover that their emergency communication devices, called screamers, cannot function due to a design flaw. With limited resources and time running out, Jayjay utilizes his keen analytical skills to propose a clever solution involving a makeshift tool to rectify the issue. The narrative highlights his leadership and ability to inspire cooperation among the crew members, ultimately leading to their survival when they successfully establish contact for rescue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 82762 2025-07-12T11:19:30.801877 text/html 59661 2024-10-24T20:28:40 text/html 259692 2025-07-12T11:19:34.913897 application/epub+zip 258453 2025-07-12T11:19:32.430889 application/epub+zip 95504 2025-07-12T11:19:31.385879 application/epub+zip 360488 2025-07-12T11:19:36.657860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352769 2025-07-12T11:19:34.165891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166034 2022-09-14T05:36:30.447249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74939 2023-09-13T09:46:43.054678 text/plain 55120 2024-10-24T20:28:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17058 2025-07-12T11:19:36.785932 application/rdf+xml 13158 2025-07-12T11:19:31.872921 image/jpeg 3493 2025-07-12T11:19:31.628872 image/jpeg 254028 2025-07-12T11:19:30.818899 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia