Project Gutenberg 2021-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 92 Fritch, Charles E. 1927 2012 Once Upon a Monbeast... Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Once Upon a Monbeast..." by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction short story written during the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around the struggles of a fledgling science-fiction writer who encounters the whimsical and possibly dangerous consequences of his own imagination when he brings a creature from his writing to reality. The story blends humor and a hint of existentialism as it explores the relationship between creativity and the potential perils that come with it. The plot follows an unnamed protagonist who is initially disheartened by the harsh criticism from the established writer Donald MacDonald. Despite feeling demoralized, he continues to write and eventually receives a publication acceptance, which excites him. However, when he creates a story about a creature called the monbeast, that very creature unexpectedly appears in his life, leading to bizarre and humorous interactions. The monbeast reveals its true nature as a product of the author's imagination and emphasizes that now the responsibility lies with the writer to create more compelling beings, hinting at the inescapable bond between a creator and their creations. The story ends on an eerie note, suggesting that such creatures might be lurking just beyond the veil of reality, leaving readers to ponder the implications of their creative endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Science fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 40390 2025-06-26T06:20:20.127540 text/html 16745 2024-10-18T14:45:00 text/html 368893 2025-06-26T06:20:22.368511 application/epub+zip 367718 2025-06-26T06:20:20.812577 application/epub+zip 218635 2025-06-26T06:20:20.409532 application/epub+zip 1136880 2025-06-26T06:20:23.590533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1129392 2025-06-26T06:20:21.940555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980576 2022-09-29T15:25:41.339726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34210 2025-06-26T06:20:20.032543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14404 2024-10-18T14:45:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16960 2025-06-26T06:20:23.705519 application/rdf+xml 31433 2025-06-26T06:20:20.555521 image/jpeg 5152 2025-06-26T06:20:20.480527 image/jpeg 429457 2025-06-26T06:20:20.138587 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 en.wikipedia