Project Gutenberg 2016-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 130 Stuart, William W. Walker The Little Man Who Wasn't Quite Produced from Galaxy Magazine December 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Little Man Who Wasn't Quite" by William W. Stuart is a short story that falls within the speculative fiction genre. Written in the early 1960s, the narrative explores themes of perception, existence, and the human condition through a unique lens of reality and surrealism. The story revolves around the lives of the marginal figures often found on skid row, delving into the experiences of those who exist on the fringes of society, particularly through the lens of a character named Wino Jones and his elusive friend, Stanley. The plot unfolds as the narrator encounters Wino Jones, a seemingly amiable man who introduces him to Stanley, a small, shadowy figure that only some can see. As the story progresses, it becomes evident that Stanley embodies the forgotten and ignored individuals of the world, existing in a state of near-invisibility while desperately seeking recognition and connection. Wino Jones shares his deep friendship with Stanley, who begins to exhibit more pronounced characteristics and ambitions to escape the confines of their life on skid row. However, when Stanley invites Bootnose, another street dweller, to join him on a journey beyond the normal realm, a dark presence, representing the collective fears and ghosts of skid row, is unleashed. The story culminates in an unsettling abandonment of the known world, leaving the reader to ponder the consequences of disregard and loss in a society that often overlooks its most vulnerable individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Skid row -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 63409 2025-07-20T14:49:09.956413 text/html 39823 2024-10-23T00:18:55 text/html 251203 2025-07-20T14:49:11.675398 application/epub+zip 250014 2025-07-20T14:49:10.315409 application/epub+zip 82269 2025-07-20T14:49:10.118386 application/epub+zip 287304 2025-07-20T14:49:12.874402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279966 2025-07-20T14:49:11.478381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112454 2022-09-23T14:28:41.202580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56426 2025-07-20T14:49:09.842381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36640 2024-10-23T00:18:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17454 2025-07-20T14:49:13.208374 application/rdf+xml 26836 2025-07-20T14:49:10.184391 image/jpeg 4058 2025-07-20T14:49:10.151388 image/jpeg 226912 2025-07-20T14:49:09.970399 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