Here's something I think should be required reading every four years.

[SheilaT]

It's the story "Franchise" by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in 1955 and is the most prescient piece of writing I've ever seen.

http://www.5novels.com/ScienceFiction/Asimov41/27325.html

[ryan_cats]

1. Well

Well, thank God it's not Atlas Shrugged which takes fifteen years to read.

[SheilaT]

2. It's all of 5600 words.

And not remotely like the Ayn Rand screed.

[ryan_cats]

3. I've read it

I've read it.

[marym625]

4. I read Atlas Shrugged in high school

I skipped a great deal of John Gault's speech, the repeated rhetoric of a crazy person. Just couldn't stomach it even back then.

[ryan_cats]

5. I read the whole dang thing

I read the whole dang thing.

The funny thing is that the form of Franchise reminds me of the Lottery.

[marym625]

7. Ha!

The Lottery. That's a first but I kinda love it.

I eventually read it. But back in high school, I think it was a 60 page speech, about 40 of those pages were just too much

[haikugal]

6. Thanks SheilaT...love Asimov!

K&R and bookmarked!

Kick!

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. That was a quick read.....ad a chilling story.

Thanks for the site, Sheila...I shall explore it.

[SheilaT]

9. Yes, isn't that story amazing?

I've decided that every other month or so I'm going to post the link to it here.
I hope a lot of those who simply look at this thread will go on to read it without bothering to comment back.