The Wubsite
The Wubsite is a work-in-progress which seeks to create a comprehensive reference to the short stories of Philip K. Dick. When complete, this page will provide a short synopsis of each of the stories collected in the five-part Citadel Press anthology. This list is intended both as an aid to Dick newcomers as well as a resource for longtime Dick fans, for all those times when you can remember the story but not the title. The Wubsite also has a second part, The Spoiled Wubsite, which will contain the spoilers for each of these stories.
The Wubsite is named for the Wub, a recurring creature in Dick's stories. The Wub is a piglike creature native to Mars. It has many remarkable abilities, and is always a force to be reckoned with.
Book 1 - The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford (Paycheck in some editions)
| 1 | Stability | A man living in a quasi-dystopic world bent on the concept of Stability is informed that a patent application which he never filed has been rejected. |
| 2 | Roog | The story of a dog's ongoing battle against the "Roogs." The story is told from the dog's perspective, and we learn that the dog sees the world quite differently than we do. |
| 3 | The Little Movement | A sentient toy soldier called "My Lord" furthers an unspecified agenda by manipulating a child. |
| 4 | Beyond Lies the Wub | Hungry astronauts decide to eat a Wub. The Wub tries to talk them out of it. |
| 5 | The Gun | Astronauts are shot down by an automatic missile launcher. |
| 16 | The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | The irrepressible Doc Labyrinth discovers the Principle of Sufficient Irritation, which can be used to bring inanimate objects to life. |
Book 2 - We Can Remember It For You Wholesale
to come...
Book 3 - The Minority Report
to come...
Book 4 - Second Variety
to come...
Book 5 - The Eye of the Sibyl
to come...