"When you have a door bell that goes ting ting thunk instead of ringing properly, you get accustomed to unusual visitors. At least, it seemed to Henry Mason that since his doorbell had taken to misbehaving his visitors had been anything but run of the mill."

Today's story is "MCMLV," a story written by Wilson Tucker and published in Issue 8 of Universe Science Fiction.

Wilson Tucker, the author of "MCMLV," lived from 1914 to 2006. In addition to his fiction writing, he also wrote about science fiction as a prominent fan, and he even coined the immortal term "space opera."

"MCMLV" was published in Issue 8 of Universe Science Fiction. All issues of Universe Science Fiction are available on the Internet Archive at archive.org.