| "The Message" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Fantasy House |
| Media type | Magazine |
| Publication date | February 1956 |
"The Message" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the February 1956 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and reprinted in the 1957 collection Earth Is Room Enough. "The Message" provides a fanciful origin of the expression "Kilroy was here". A very short story, it contains only 579 words.