Fairy Tale Spotlight: Sense From Thought Divide [Short Story Review]

"Sense From Thought Divide" is a short science fiction story written by Mark Clifton. It was published in 1955. I really hate the title of this one. I was pretty much never able to remember it. I only now have to go look it up just to write this blog.

The story itself was very hard to get into. I was a little confused about what was even happening, but I did eventually pick it up... and it's not too bad. It's about a government agency trying to figure out a way to utilize the supernatural to develop technology, mainly the production of self-hovering objects. This is done by passively absorbing psychic energy used by someone doing some sort of psychic phenomenon such as performing a séance.

I find it interesting that a military agency so openly believes in the supernatural. They usually don't present themselves that way, even in fiction. Even "The X-Files" did not really do that. Fox Mulder was sort of a black sheep character. I like the premise, although the presentation is really difficult to get into at first. I struggled with this one.

All in all, I don't think it's a bad story. It's certainly a curiosity out of most of the stories I have been reading lately. I recommend it.

This blog was written on October 13, 2024.

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