Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was an American writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His short story, "Cost of Living", was first published in the December 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less. You can read Sheckley's original story on our website, along with the rest of the flash fiction and short stories featured in our videos. For more information, go to www.cyborgink.com.