Stories tagged “obedience”
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Fear and Loathing in the Classroom
The American flag in Ms. Margaret Kellar’s office was much larger than required. It spanned nearly the entire wall behind her overstuffed chair, looming over the monstrous desk like giant red-and-white-striped prison bars. She decorated so that a...
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The American Dream
I was sick of the propaganda. I was sick of everyone around me putting their intelligence on the shelf in order to be obedient and docile sheep. They did this willingly, or were brainwashed. Sickening. “Go to academy,” they said. “Do ...
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Time Breathes
With a desultory glance around he mutters, “Cripes, not again.” A cloud bank rolls in from the East and rolls back again. Three rats scuttle across a rooftop across the street, nearly at eye level, only to inch backward the way they came. T...