Reprint Story: The Boxing Men

By Ray Daley
Originally Published in A Year of Living Bradbury: 52 Stories Inspired by Ray Bradbury
Dedication: For Mike Flory, sadly missed. Ad Astra.

“So, Mister Anders, is it?” asked the Supervisor.

“They call me Moose, sir.” he said, with a smile. He wasn’t about to explain the reason behind the nickname, being that he was big and dumb. Most employers worked that out shortly after the standard Intelligence tests. “It’s because I’m big and strong, sir.”