C.C. MacApp, "And All the Earth a Grave"

An overstock of coffins triggers a national trend.

(from 33 Science Fiction Stories)

There’s nothing wrong with dying — it just hasn’t ever had the proper sales pitch!

Everybody wants a coffin now. It’s advertising. This is sort of satire, but mostly just a quirky little fable. You can listen to this story here.

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