19. Smiles, bells, parades, horses, bleh. If so, please add an orgy.
Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk away from Omelas" (1973)
Last week: Sui Sin Far, “In the Land of the Free” (1890)
This Week: Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (1973)
Next Week: Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery” (1948)
The short stories we’re talking about this week and next are for the philosophy majors, the ethicists, anarchists, and change agents. These two stories, “The Ones who Walk Away fro…
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