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That Only a Mother one of the best science fiction short stories before the creation of the Nebula Awards. As such, it was published in "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964". Jonathan Strahan has emphasized how uncommon it was at the time for science fiction to provide a woman's perspective, but nonetheless calls the story dated, saying that the passage of decades has changed it from "a chilling and timely piece of science fiction" to "an important but not particularly moving historical footnote." That Only a Mother "That Only a Mother" is a science fiction short story by American writer Judith