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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It is (I hope) an original. Though the form "my grandfather would tell stories" might be bordering on cliché.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I have a feeling that I read this before somewhere

Especially the "Back when the sky was blue" part

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It just feels like some dystopian, Bradbury-type implication

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Reminded me of his story All Summer in a Day, actually.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean he's got a story about people living on Venus

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

That’s what I immediately thought of too

Pretty sure this is it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yup. Exactly the one I was thinking of.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I'd be surprised if I'm the first person to say it. If you find your source though, let me know, would be interested in reading it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It is (I hope) an original

Haha, that's a big mood.