Nell’s determination drives her throughout her life. It allowed her to play baseball when only “tomboys” played. It allowed her to walk again when doctors said she never would. And now, even in old age, it will allow her to find answers to questions plaguing her for her entire life.

But the answers she seeks solve one mystery and pose another.

Chosen as one of the best short stories of the 20th century, “The Young Shall See Visions and the Old Dream Dreams” was featured in A Moment on the Edge: 100 years of Crime Stories by Women, edited by Elizabeth George.

“The Young Shall See Visions and the Old Dream Dreams,” by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, is free on this website for one week only. The story is also available in ebook through various online retailers here  and is included in the collection Crimes Collide, Vol. 3, which is available in ebook, trade paperback, and hardcover here.

The Young Shall See Visions and the Old Dream Dreams

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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