This post is submitted to Friday Fictioneers. The challenge is to write a complete story with a beginning, middle and end in 100 words of less. My story follows the picture prompt below.
“What’s going on?” Roger asked. Rarely had he seen so many people crammed into the town’s library. Looking around he noticed people who he knew for a fact had never been a library in their entire life.
“Cindy called a meeting to discuss our current inventory of books,” replied Brenda, the school librarian since 1962. She claims there are books our kids would find offensive.
“What kind of books,” said Roger.
“The ones that talk about gender identify, the LGBTQ books, enslavement, sex and religion.”
Roger looked in horror as Cindy picked up a can of kerosene.
Oh Danny Boy! 
Interesting perspective. Time does change things.
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Quite timely…
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Thank You!
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Fantastic title and a very poignant but unnerving story. And I just love F451. When I was a high school teacher I always slotted it into my students’ reading list as the very first topic of senior high school literature.
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We need more teachers like you.
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We need more teachers like you!
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As I read, I was wondering just which books they are going to burn? the pros will burn the cons; the cons will burn the pros — and how many (or how few) books will be left at the end?
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None! Zero sum game.
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Clever title – unfortunately the attitudes involved in your story are still, incredibly, flourishing.
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And that’s going to be a big problem.
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Entirely feasible. Well done!
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Thank you Sandra!
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I really hope the assembled crowd was there to STOP Cindy. Roger may need to take quick action if not. Good story on a very timely topic, Danny. Neat pic of you as what I’m guessing as a high schooler?
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p.s. great title also btw
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what, you don’t think that’s the way I look today? You are correct about the pic. High School graduation 1964. I can see you counting the years now.
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lol. Only in connection to how long ago I graduated (’76.)
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A story that rings true in so many ways. It unfolded nicely, Danny.
Have a good weekend … Isadora 😎
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Thanks and back at ya!
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And there we have it, more of less. Everything we needed to know about cinders Cindy. 🙂
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A tale of the times we live in, sadly
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Indeed!
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Ah, I thought your post title was a random number generated by WordPress until I read your story and realised its significance! Funnily enough I was just reading a news story about this the other day.
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Let’s destroy every thing someone finds offensive, only then can we turn on those who offends us. Didn’t something like happen in Europe during the 1940s?
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Seems like we are getting closer every day.
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These are precisely the books everyone should be reading! Oh lawzy…
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Exactly!
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Haven’t they learned anything from the past? Do they really want to go back there? This will not end well.
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Seems we are headed in that direction. Sad!
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The only thing more dangerous than reading is not reading
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Well said!
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Been seeing posts about this from across the pond. It’s a worrying world we live in at the moment. Nicely written Danny, if terrifying!
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Scary indeed!
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Don’t even get me started on this, DJ!! 😠📚
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Same here!
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