Out of Mind

"Out of Mind" by William W. Stuart is a science fiction story that questions what's real and what's not. It's about Secad Screed, a by-the-book administrator in space, who gets dragged to a strange planet called Nirva, a place where dreams come true. Screed thinks the whole thing is a scam, but as he spends time on Nirva, the planet starts messing with his head, and even his wife and deputy give in to the dreamlike nature of the world. His once unshakable belief in logic begins to crumble as he stumbles into the roles and fantasies conjured by the planet's locals. Things get even wilder as Screed struggles to figure out what's actually happening. He comes to a shocking reveal about who he truly is and what he's doing on Nirva, making him rethink everything he ever knew.