That is the Question

Tom Gregg
Tom Gregg
Nov 3 · 15 min read

When that dread of something after death fades out, what remains…?

There’s really no need for a holocaust… (Business Insider / Public Domain)

Early in the morning of a cloudless, mild Monday in mid-June it became known that for the past twenty-four hours, not one birth had been recorded anywhere in the nation. The story first circulated in the form of unverified online rumors; by mid-morning it was being carried by the national media; and that evening it was officially confirmed by the Prime Minister…

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