Omelas

Ursula K. LeGuin’s short story The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas is rightly celebrated.

How can I tell you about the people of Omelas? They were not naive and happy children--though their children were, in fact, happy. They were mature, intelligent, passionate adults whose lives were not wretched. O miracle! But I wish I could describe it better. I wish I could convince you.

Some bracing responses:

• The Ones Who Stay And Fight by N. K. Jemisin
• The Ones Who Walk In by kenz
• Once Upon A Time by moriwen
• A House By The Sea by P. H. Lee
• The Ones Who Advocated for a Casus Belli Intervention in Omelas, and Nineteen More by Dan Hon
• Why Don’t We Just Kill The Kid In The Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim
• The Ones Who Take The Train To Omelas by John Holbo