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Entry: Drabbles. - A87759148
Author: Rikiiboy - U2634015

Drabbles.
A Drabble is a story of exactly 100 words that conveys an interesting idea or provokes strong emotions in the reader. (a thread for anyone who's bored or simply like counting their words) ~UK circa 2025. (a tannoy booms out)....... Good morning ladies and gentlemen! You have reached termination zone double zero one eight five. You will have all received a personal number via your digi mail addressess. When you enter that number into the registration machine you will receive a coloured sticker,please display that sticker about your person and follow the corresponding coloured marks on the floor to your final destinations. Assistance will be provided for those unable to continue alone.It is the responsibility of this unit to carry out all actions with dignity. All items of clothing personal possessions and all body parts will be recycled.

I've heard of flash fiction - which can be anything between 50 and 1,000 words,- but I hadn't heard of drabbles.

Your story is certainly striking, and it explores a theme which I've attempted too. What does a society do if the population exceeds the resources available to feed and house it? You can certainly imagine that some people - the old and the sick, perhaps - could get quietly put down.

But when I look at your story in more detail, it arouses lots of questions. How does the society police this procedure? How does it choose its victims? Surely the victims wouldn't just turn up willingly. Unless the practice is disquised somehow, or the victims are outcasts anyway, you might have expected revolution.

Very interesting. I think it would be better suited in the alternative writing workshop than in Peer Review. To remove it from this forum click on <./>RF1</.>, scroll to your entry and click the little x next to it, then resubmit it to the alternative writing workshop.

Hi minorvogonpoet,thank you for your feedback,I have written a few Drabbles maybe my choice here was poor,but...you'll find that people from all over the world travel to Dignitas and pay thousands for their services. IMO thousands here would willingly turn up at a human termination establishment you certainly wouldn't need to coerce them into attending. (not that I'm defending what I have written because my contribution as you can see is pure fiction)

Hi Rikiboy

I am going to move this Entry for you, into the forum specifically for fiction. You will see a new conversation begun for this on your space..

This Entry is now being sent to the Alternative Writing Workshop.

best wishes

Lanzababy