I read a science fiction short story awhile back and can’t remember the author or title.

Could anyone give me a hand here?

The plot is as follows:

Aliens experimenting with teleportation suddenly transport a man from Earth to their world. They are very alien (they are described as looking somewhat like briefcases with tentacles, if I recall) and can’t even recognize that he’s alive and sentient. It’s a nightmare for him, but he manages to escape into a bizarre cityscape but ends up being killed when he tries to take a hostage. At least, I think that’s how it ends.

2 points Equal_Insect8488

OMG I read that! Let me think on it, but know that you didn't dream ii and your description is right on

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2 points UpbeatEmployment84

I’m just glad that someone else remembers it! I feel like a dunce, because I usually do a decent job of recording the information of short stories/novellas that I really enjoy. I’d love to track it down for a reread and to make sure it’s in my collection. Thanks for posting!

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2 points JustanEraser

Sounds intriguing.

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1 points KipBaslim

The Flat-Eyed Monster by William Tenn

https://www.baen.com/Chapters/9781476780986/9781476780986___4.htm

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1 points UpbeatEmployment84

Thanks so much! I’m going to go look it up right now…..

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