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The Crate: After Dinner Conversation Short Story Series
Two women escape from a country that forces equal treatment to one that encourages differences, and find both have their issues.
After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.
Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube.
After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.
Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube.
- GenresShort StoriesDystopia
31 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2020
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March 11, 2022
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June 6, 2023
This story tugged at my heart as well as my mind. It really shows how problems of society need to be treated holistically - if one gets too focused on a single problem, the solution will only raise new issues.
This story really stuck with me, and of the two options presented, I am still unsure which I would select.
This story really stuck with me, and of the two options presented, I am still unsure which I would select.
November 28, 2023
All crates were programmed to protect everyone’s fundamental right not to be seen.
There’s been a Second American Civil War.
The A.P.U. has tried its best to eliminate discrimination.
Mentions of attractiveness, race, ethnicity, or any other distinguishing traits—they have all been banned.
The folks there interact almost entirely with virtual friends. The citizens use identical crates, that hide their identities, as their modes of transportation.
AIs monitor communication. They flag text messages. People are sent to reeducation camps for the most minor “speech violations.”
Teenage friends Ble and Janet wish to flee the A.P.U. and defect to the O.A.R.—the Old American Republic.
The O.A.R. is nothing like what the girls had envisioned. Janet and Ble are surprised by what they find.
A fascinating and scathing rebuke of what happens when we take extremist woke positions to their logical endpoints.
The weaknesses here are some of the nonsensical events in the O.A.R.
Nevertheless, cool (chilling) dystopia. Solid read.
Knowing things like that was forbidden because comparisons can make people feel inferior.
There’s been a Second American Civil War.
The A.P.U. has tried its best to eliminate discrimination.
Mentions of attractiveness, race, ethnicity, or any other distinguishing traits—they have all been banned.
The folks there interact almost entirely with virtual friends. The citizens use identical crates, that hide their identities, as their modes of transportation.
AIs monitor communication. They flag text messages. People are sent to reeducation camps for the most minor “speech violations.”
Teenage friends Ble and Janet wish to flee the A.P.U. and defect to the O.A.R.—the Old American Republic.
The O.A.R. is nothing like what the girls had envisioned. Janet and Ble are surprised by what they find.
A fascinating and scathing rebuke of what happens when we take extremist woke positions to their logical endpoints.
The weaknesses here are some of the nonsensical events in the O.A.R.
Nevertheless, cool (chilling) dystopia. Solid read.
Knowing things like that was forbidden because comparisons can make people feel inferior.
September 17, 2022
The Crate is a rather simplistic tale that highlights a great truth. Utopia is “no where”. Whatever the political and social system we humans take our prejudices, ambitions, and competitive natures with us. The countries with the highest suicide rates are also among the most enlightened.
June 14, 2023
Diversity
The harder we try, Diverse it gets. Both culture s have flaws and the happy ending seems highly unrealistic? After the American revolution20% of the country was torie and eventually moved north h in protest.
The harder we try, Diverse it gets. Both culture s have flaws and the happy ending seems highly unrealistic? After the American revolution20% of the country was torie and eventually moved north h in protest.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews