Reviewed
by: BigAl
Genre:
Science Fiction/Short Story
Approximate
word count: 5-6,000 words
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Author:
“Mark
Anderson Smith has no belly button. He finds the tale of how he lost
it too harrowing to recount and is sure it is not a false memory
planted to hide his origins as a clone. Born and raised (he is quite
certain of this) in Scotland, he has cried 'Freedom!' to border
guards across Central Asia, but was only arrested twice, both times
using his lack of Russian to great advantage.”
Description:
"Everyone
knows who started it. Not many people know why. The case of Marjorie
Carter was hushed up as fast as the government could manage, though
their attempts were utterly futile. Still, they did succeed in
quashing most of her history, wiping out her online presence, little
as it was. Removing her identity from their databases... Almost able
to deny she had ever existed... if it wasn’t for that video of her
running naked from 10 Downing Street, July 21st 2020."
“Set
in the near future, this science fiction short story imagines what
might happen on the day we all have finally had enough.”
Appraisal:
If
your opinion of politicians could be described as a love/hate
relationship, minus the love, this short story might be your thing.
It immediately drew me in and kept me wondering where it was headed
until the end. A quick and entertaining read with a little vicarious
revenge that you'll never be indicted for.
FYI:
Uses
UK spelling conventions.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
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