None So Blind

None So Blind
"None So Blind"
Author Joe Haldeman
Genre(s) Science fiction short story
Published in Asimov's Science Fiction
Publication type Magazine
Publication date November 1994

"None So Blind" is a science fiction short story by Joe Haldeman. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story and the Locus Award for Short Story in 1995, was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1994.

Plot summary

A nerd falls in love with a blind musician, and wonders, “Why aren't all blind people geniuses?”

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