Letters
The derelict old library stood forlorn. Books had been banned. Something to about being unhealthy for the masses. If you needed to learn you went to the government computer terminal. So the children asked old Thomas questions, like what was a library, why did you write. Thomas prevaricated…
When writing was banned, the planets governments had declined then disintegrated. All that was left from the past were the boring old Thomas terminals, so the children started drawing. Now Thomas was bored so he invented letters. His challenge was what to do with them. Lexicon and Grammar where beyond him.
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I think it won’t be long before Thomas invents words and grammar. And then all the trouble will start again
That’s just what I was thinking.
Wonderful!
Thank you so much Renna,
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Dear Michael,
I’m not the best these days about sitting down and reading a book, however, the thought of libraries shut and down and classics banned makes my blood run cold. Thoughtful story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Sadly I also find reading books hard these days, which really frustrates me.
The written word cannot die! Nice take Mike.
Sadly I think that it may,
You could build a whole novel around this concept, Michael.
Now there’s a thought.
Echo chambers are never good. Bad times.
Thank you Tannille,
A lovely and novel concept, Michael. Well done.
Kind of you to say so, thank you
This is a wonderfully imaginative story, Michael. I’m with Neil on its likely outcome.
Thank you very much Penny
When writing and books are gone forever, so will civilization be forever lost. A bone-chilliing story. I hope Thomas figures out lexicon and grammar!
that civilization was lost was my aim, so I really appreciated your comment. Thank you Linda
Decline and fall, but signs of renewal as Thomas works to reinvent what was lost. Wonderful story.
Thank, you so much Margaret ‘decline of civilisation’ is indeed the back story
Well, I have a feeling what comes around…
it is something I fear. We are becoming a dystopia of the uneducated… it starts with book bans and ends…
I have very mixed feelings about education. I fear the narrowness of it
Ignorance and censorship are excellent tools for the oppressor, but oppression can’t last forever. Where there’s a Thomas, there’s a way.
Unless Thomas has been to damaged by the oppressors
A great take and a frightening dystopian world. Schools banish science already, all education is a threat to the greedy on top. But people will prevail and if they have to go Fahrenheit451
I have very mixed feeling about some education models, I rather distrust the narrowness of many