Story! A House by the Sea

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A House by the Sea by P.H.Lee

A followup to Ursula Le Guin's The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, in a similar style.

So well done! There's a rightness to it that feels peaceful to me, even though it's not as light and uplifting as most of the stories I've recommended here.

What did you think happened to that child in the basement? What did you think happened when that child grew up?

Would it help if I told you there are a surprising lot of them living there, in the house by the sea? If you think about it, there must be. It has to be a child, crying alone in the basement that no one talks about.

via mrissa's short story recommendations