"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman

"'Repent, Harlequin! ' Said the Ticktockman" is a 1965 dystopian science fiction short story by American writer Harlan Ellison. First published in the science fiction magazine Galaxy in December 1965, it won the 1965 Nebula Award for Best Short Story, the 1966 Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction, and the 2015 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award.