It's a Good Life

"It's a Good Life"
Short story by Jerome Bixby
CountryUnited States
Genre(s)Horror, science fiction
Publication
Published inStar Science Fiction Stories No.2
Publication typeAnthology
PublisherBallantine Books
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Publication date1953

"It's a Good Life" is a short story by American writer Jerome Bixby, written in 1953. In 1970, the Science Fiction Writers of America selected it for The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, as one of the 20 best short stories in science fiction published prior to the Nebula Award. The story was first published in Star Science Fiction Stories No.2. The story was adapted in 1961 into an episode of The Twilight Zone.