Project Gutenberg 2021-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 94 Venable, Bill Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Theft $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company, $c1952. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Theft" by Bill Venable is a whimsical science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around an author named Thompson who finds himself in a peculiar situation where he is visited by little green men who provide inspiration for his writing. The story combines elements of humor and fantasy, exploring the thin line between creativity and insanity. As Thompson struggles with writer's block, he encounters these little green figures who assist him in developing engaging and fantastical stories. Initially, he is intrigued by their suggestions, but as the tale progresses, he begins to question their reality. After having produced several stories with their help, Thompson consults a psychiatrist, who ultimately dismisses the little green men as mere hallucinations, convincing Thompson to forget about them. In a surprising twist, however, the psychiatrist himself becomes enamored with the idea of the green men and seeks out their assistance in writing, leading to a humorous conclusion that underscores the theme of creativity and the ever-elusive search for inspiration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210227100745venable 1952 US Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Authorship -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 42313 2025-06-26T06:46:42.706411 text/html 18564 2024-10-18T15:02:15 text/html 393220 2025-06-26T06:46:44.474423 application/epub+zip 392067 2025-06-26T06:46:43.191456 application/epub+zip 74432 2025-06-26T06:46:42.907408 application/epub+zip 426837 2025-06-26T06:46:45.580409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420025 2025-06-26T06:46:44.253406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102449 2022-09-29T16:24:28.430445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36055 2025-06-26T06:46:42.600405 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16222 2024-10-18T15:02:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16998 2025-06-26T06:46:45.706409 application/rdf+xml 25796 2025-06-26T06:46:43.039417 image/jpeg 4692 2025-06-26T06:46:42.972436 image/jpeg 881741 2025-06-26T06:46:42.721424 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