The Builder (short story)

"The Builder" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick.

[1] Dick had submitted many short stories to magazines and made approximately fifteen sales before becoming a client of the Scott Meredith Literary Agency.

[2] The SMLA file card for "The Builder" shows it was submitted to mainstream magazines The Atlantic Monthly and Harper's before it was submitted to Amazing Stories and has an SMLA sub-agent's notation, "IT ISN'T SCIENCE FICTION".

Elwood exhibits post traumatic stress disorder, and shuns most people around him, including his family and co-workers.

According to Steven Owen Godersky: "Phil Dick's third major theme is his fascination with war and his fear and hatred of it.