Out of All Them Bright Stars explained

"Out of All Them Bright Stars" is a science fiction short story by Nancy Kress. It was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, in 1985.

Synopsis

Sally Gourley is a waitress at a diner who watches as an alien tries to order a meal, only to have events spin out of control.

Reception

"Out of All Them Bright Stars" won the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.[1] Kress has observed that Gourley is "powerless because of her class, not her gender."[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/out-of-all-them-bright-stars/ Out of All Them Bright Stars
  2. http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-nancy-kress/ Interview: Nancy Kress