The Forgetting

Toasted Cake 196: The Forgetting by Leah Cypess

Episode #196! In which we make the tough decisions.

He thought about declining, of course. Everyone did -- but he thought longer than most, sitting on the hard-backed orange chair of the immigration office, elbows on his knees.

This story first appeared in Daily SF.

Leah Cypess is the author of four young adult fantasy novels, starting with MISTWOOD (HarperCollins 2010), and of numerous short stories. Her website is at leahcypess.com.

Original airdate: October 22, 2018