Are we in the Shelter?
June 18, 2026 —
Andrew Fowlie
'Haven't you yet noticed,' she said after a moment, 'how some of the Shelter's inhabitants, at times needlessly, strive desperately to appear exactly who they are? Hasn't it caught your attention how carefully they affect a certain innocence, how they mask their deepest feelings, even of repugnance, and how by feigning total compliance, pretend to be busy and, when the need arises, even by shamming greed and stupidity, they do everything possible to make their behavior appear absolutely normal; in short, haven't you noticed they are doing their best to hide in the crowd?''Robot, by Adam Wisniewski-Snerg