ILLUMINATION
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ILLUMINATION

Not Your Choice.

A short story on the ethics of choosing.

I am standing in a queue. Nearing the front — at last. But a woman jumps in front.

“Hey!” I protest.

“Where I stand is my choice,” she snaps. “Deal with it.”

I stood on the street, checking Google Maps. A man treads on my foot — hard.

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Rory Cockshaw

I write about science, philosophy, and society. Occasionally whatever else takes my fancy. Student @ University of Cambridge, Yale Bioethics alum.