All Flesh Is Grass

About “All Flesh Is Grass”

Millville, USA, is a small town where life seems ordinary, except for the unusual purple flowers that grow in nearly every backyard. The story revolves around the town's reaction to these flowers, which hold different meanings for different people. To Tupper Tyler, the village idiot, the flowers were kind and accepting, the only ones who ever welcomed him. To Brad Carter, they represented an advanced race from an alternate dimension. To the townspeople, the flowers were either a hopeful connection to the future or a terrifying force. The 1965 novel by Clifford D. Simak explores these perspectives through the lens of a small town encountering the unknown.