Embroidery (Bradbury)

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Embroidery is a science fiction short story by author Ray Bradbury. This story was originally published in 1951 by Stadium Publishing Corp. It is included in the collection A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories (2005).

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Three eldery women sit on a porch, engrossed in their embroidering. They attempt to create beauty through the use of their hands as the world is about to be incinerated all around them.