"Renwick, with too much time on his hands, was bored. He turned to Mead, in his discontent, only to discover some frightening aspects of his friend's hobby of collecting children's games and rhymes."

Today's story is "Before the Fact," a story written by Zenna Henderson and published in Issue 9 of Universe Science Fiction.

Zenna Henderson, the author of "Before the Fact," was born in 1917 and died in 1983. She was best known for her series of novels about "The People," in addition to over 30 years of work published in various science fiction magazines. She was nominated for a Hugo award in 1959 for her novelette "Captivity."

"Before the Fact" was published in Issue 9 of Universe Science Fiction. All issues of Universe Science Fiction are available on the Internet Archive at archive.org.