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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Grandma's lie soap](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqqzwjrs4k3fdqqv7gy3acm7/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260913%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260913T231812Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=1b7b874c1cdb5c6123982ee44ab134e85920c8f30116a9619b334b3c8493b03a) ## About this work Grandma's lie soap by Robert Abernathy, Kelly 1922-2005 \[Illustrator\] Freas — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Grandma’s Lie Soap by Robert Abernathy To free Truth from its wrappings with the sparkling irony and engaging insight of a prophetic pen was the self-appointed task of Robert Abernathy in this remarkable story. He’s succeeded so well that we’ll never see a frail old woman hobbling down a country lane or a cake of homemade soap without bracing ourselves against the collapse of our world and the coming of the millennium. Grandma’s soap was a miracle of miracles under the stars. If you don’t believe it—just try lying to the flying saucer folk. Of course you’ll believe this story. Everybody will. The funny thing is that it could be a lie.... To make that point clearer: A little while ago I happened to be at a gathering of literary amateurs and critics, one of those sprawling aimless affairs where people mill around with drinks in their hands, congealing in little clusters to talk or listen to somebody talk. I listened. I heard a serious bespectacled, young man discourse not unintelligently on Proust, and I heard a plump gentleman make some safe, sound comments on Faulkner. Nobody disagreed with them. Nobody argued. Nobody even said, “But—” I can remember when arguments were the order of the day. After I’d had a little more of it than I could stand, I spoke up. “Say what you like about those scribblers,” I declared firmly, “none of them can hold a candle to Wolf.” “Thomas?” someone asked—not with the air of being about to contradict me, but merely as one sincerely, infuriatingly desiring instruction. “No, Howling,” I retorted with flamboyant irony. “Do you mean to say you never heard of Howling Wolf, the genius of the North Woods, the greatest author of all time? The one writer who grasped the human soul in… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fgrandmas-lie-soap) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fgrandmas-lie-soap) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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