QUEST: A SHORT-SHORT STORY BY ROBERT A.

BAKER, III (1963)

(former husband of Judyth Vary Baker)

This short-short story – QUEST--was written in March, 1963, by my former husband,

Robert A. Baker, III, who originally had wanted to become a writer. Entering the
Master’s program in geology at the University of Florida, with a B.A. degree in
English, his switch to science and mathematics was due to my inspiring him to
consider a career in those fields, where, in fact, he naturally excelled.

Robert A Baker, III became a noted geologist and seismologist with an expertise in
computers and statistics applicable to oil exploration and geo-research, primarily for
Exxon Corporation. These scientific activities engaged his talents and energy for
the rest of his life. Sadly, though he had talent in writing, he wrote little after
leaving New Orleans, Louisiana in early September, 1963. He typed QUEST, the
short-short story below, at the University of Florida in its English department in
March, 1963.

Judyth Vary Baker

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