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The Day Before the Revolution by Ursula K. Le Guin (theanarchistlibrary.org)
submitted 2 days ago by Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to c/shortstories@literature.cafe
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'she had tried for years to explain to them that if all you had was mud, then if you were God you made it into human beings, and if you were human you tried to make it into houses where human beings could live.'

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[-] Eq0@literature.cafe 9 points 2 days ago

Every little thing Le Guin wrote is a gem gifted to humanity. I hadn’t read this one yet, it’s incredibly good. Thanks for sharing it.

[-] Lacanoodle@literature.cafe 6 points 2 days ago

Yes. Gem after gem

[-] Lacanoodle@literature.cafe 5 points 2 days ago

I thought I'd share with you another le guin story I had previously shared only to see you were in that comment section too!

(Although that's her most famous story ever)

[-] Eq0@literature.cafe 3 points 2 days ago

I hadn’t read any of her short stories before. She is one of those authors that, no disrespect, farted pure gold.

[-] Lacanoodle@literature.cafe 1 points 2 days ago

Well that's one way to put it hahaha

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