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Short story about a man betting a group he could tell a story, and one of them would disappear and the others would not notice
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In about 1966 or so, a stand-in teacher at our primary school spent the afternoon reading short stories to us. There was a wide genre, but I was particularly fond a one which was science fiction/mystery.
It involved a group of people who were talking about mysteries, and another man from outside the group bet the he could tell a story, and one of them would disappear and the others would not notice. The final line was something like "he kicked over the stool and walked from the room".
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In about 1966 or so, a stand-in teacher at our primary school spent the afternoon reading short stories to us. There was a wide genre, but I was particularly fond a one which was science fiction/mystery.
It involved a group of people who were talking about mysteries, and another man from outside the group bet the he could tell a story, and one of them would disappear and the others would not notice. The final line was something like "he kicked over the stool and walked from the room".
story-identification short-stories
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Possible duplicate of Wiped from Memory
– Bjorn Eriksson
37 mins ago
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@BjornEriksson The OP has not accepted the answer and so this is not a duplicate.
– TheLethalCarrot
16 mins ago
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In about 1966 or so, a stand-in teacher at our primary school spent the afternoon reading short stories to us. There was a wide genre, but I was particularly fond a one which was science fiction/mystery.
It involved a group of people who were talking about mysteries, and another man from outside the group bet the he could tell a story, and one of them would disappear and the others would not notice. The final line was something like "he kicked over the stool and walked from the room".
story-identification short-stories
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In about 1966 or so, a stand-in teacher at our primary school spent the afternoon reading short stories to us. There was a wide genre, but I was particularly fond a one which was science fiction/mystery.
It involved a group of people who were talking about mysteries, and another man from outside the group bet the he could tell a story, and one of them would disappear and the others would not notice. The final line was something like "he kicked over the stool and walked from the room".
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Possible duplicate of Wiped from Memory
– Bjorn Eriksson
37 mins ago
1
@BjornEriksson The OP has not accepted the answer and so this is not a duplicate.
– TheLethalCarrot
16 mins ago
add a comment |
1
Possible duplicate of Wiped from Memory
– Bjorn Eriksson
37 mins ago
1
@BjornEriksson The OP has not accepted the answer and so this is not a duplicate.
– TheLethalCarrot
16 mins ago
1
1
Possible duplicate of Wiped from Memory
– Bjorn Eriksson
37 mins ago
Possible duplicate of Wiped from Memory
– Bjorn Eriksson
37 mins ago
1
1
@BjornEriksson The OP has not accepted the answer and so this is not a duplicate.
– TheLethalCarrot
16 mins ago
@BjornEriksson The OP has not accepted the answer and so this is not a duplicate.
– TheLethalCarrot
16 mins ago
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This sounds like Exit by Harry Farjeon (adapted into a film in 2012)
It involves a group of people attending a dinner party, where one claims he can erase people from existence. Of course no one believes he can do this, as they are also wiped from all memory of ever having existed. He ends up trying to demonstrate his claim. At the end an empty chair is left where they had previously all been taken.
answered 46 mins ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
70829
Also the answer to this question, unfortunately the source containing the text seems dead.
– Jenayah
36 mins ago
@Jenayah, Yes I've been looking for summaries of the story but they're hard enough to come across, there are definitely no legitimate sources of the text itself. Odd, since I remember reading it online fairly recently (last couple of years)
– Fifth_H0r5eman
33 mins ago
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As if they have been erased from existence...
– SQB
5 mins ago
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This sounds like Exit by Harry Farjeon (adapted into a film in 2012)
It involves a group of people attending a dinner party, where one claims he can erase people from existence. Of course no one believes he can do this, as they are also wiped from all memory of ever having existed. He ends up trying to demonstrate his claim. At the end an empty chair is left where they had previously all been taken.
answered 46 mins ago
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Also the answer to this question, unfortunately the source containing the text seems dead.
– Jenayah
36 mins ago
@Jenayah, Yes I've been looking for summaries of the story but they're hard enough to come across, there are definitely no legitimate sources of the text itself. Odd, since I remember reading it online fairly recently (last couple of years)
– Fifth_H0r5eman
33 mins ago
3
As if they have been erased from existence...
– SQB
5 mins ago
add a comment |
This sounds like Exit by Harry Farjeon (adapted into a film in 2012)
It involves a group of people attending a dinner party, where one claims he can erase people from existence. Of course no one believes he can do this, as they are also wiped from all memory of ever having existed. He ends up trying to demonstrate his claim. At the end an empty chair is left where they had previously all been taken.
answered 46 mins ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
70829
Also the answer to this question, unfortunately the source containing the text seems dead.
– Jenayah
36 mins ago
@Jenayah, Yes I've been looking for summaries of the story but they're hard enough to come across, there are definitely no legitimate sources of the text itself. Odd, since I remember reading it online fairly recently (last couple of years)
– Fifth_H0r5eman
33 mins ago
3
As if they have been erased from existence...
– SQB
5 mins ago
add a comment |
This sounds like Exit by Harry Farjeon (adapted into a film in 2012)
It involves a group of people attending a dinner party, where one claims he can erase people from existence. Of course no one believes he can do this, as they are also wiped from all memory of ever having existed. He ends up trying to demonstrate his claim. At the end an empty chair is left where they had previously all been taken.
answered 46 mins ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
70829
This sounds like Exit by Harry Farjeon (adapted into a film in 2012)
It involves a group of people attending a dinner party, where one claims he can erase people from existence. Of course no one believes he can do this, as they are also wiped from all memory of ever having existed. He ends up trying to demonstrate his claim. At the end an empty chair is left where they had previously all been taken.
answered 46 mins ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
70829
answered 46 mins ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
70829
answered 46 mins ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
70829
answered 46 mins ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
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70829
Also the answer to this question, unfortunately the source containing the text seems dead.
– Jenayah
36 mins ago
@Jenayah, Yes I've been looking for summaries of the story but they're hard enough to come across, there are definitely no legitimate sources of the text itself. Odd, since I remember reading it online fairly recently (last couple of years)
– Fifth_H0r5eman
33 mins ago
3
As if they have been erased from existence...
– SQB
5 mins ago
add a comment |
Also the answer to this question, unfortunately the source containing the text seems dead.
– Jenayah
36 mins ago
@Jenayah, Yes I've been looking for summaries of the story but they're hard enough to come across, there are definitely no legitimate sources of the text itself. Odd, since I remember reading it online fairly recently (last couple of years)
– Fifth_H0r5eman
33 mins ago
3
As if they have been erased from existence...
– SQB
5 mins ago
Also the answer to this question, unfortunately the source containing the text seems dead.
– Jenayah
36 mins ago
Also the answer to this question, unfortunately the source containing the text seems dead.
– Jenayah
36 mins ago
@Jenayah, Yes I've been looking for summaries of the story but they're hard enough to come across, there are definitely no legitimate sources of the text itself. Odd, since I remember reading it online fairly recently (last couple of years)
– Fifth_H0r5eman
33 mins ago
@Jenayah, Yes I've been looking for summaries of the story but they're hard enough to come across, there are definitely no legitimate sources of the text itself. Odd, since I remember reading it online fairly recently (last couple of years)
– Fifth_H0r5eman
33 mins ago
3
3
As if they have been erased from existence...
– SQB
5 mins ago
As if they have been erased from existence...
– SQB
5 mins ago
add a comment |
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Possible duplicate of Wiped from Memory
– Bjorn Eriksson
37 mins ago
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@BjornEriksson The OP has not accepted the answer and so this is not a duplicate.
– TheLethalCarrot
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