The Ugly Little Boy/The [Widget], The [Wadget], and Boff (1989)

This paperback book came out in 1989 in an unusual "flip-side" format. Two wonderful short stories "The Ugly Little Boy" by Isaac Asimov and "The Widget, the Wadget, and Boff"> by Theodore Sturgeon were printed together. The style of both writers is 1950s - the era when the stories were originally written. In Asimov's story, the boy is the main character. In Sturgeon's story, although the boy is not central to the story, he is the only one who sees all the players. Of the two, I like "The Widget, the Wadget, and Boff" better. Still, these are masterfully crafted stories by authors at the pinacle of their creativity. ( )