Tag Archives: Bridget Camber

The Women Who Walk Away

In her classic short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” Ursula K. Le Guin writes of a happy place known for a joyous Festival. A cheerful sweetness hovers in the air of the magical Omelas, and it is reflected in the citizens. “They were not simple folk, you see, though they were happy…,” […]

Crime, Punishment and Fellowships

In his story, “The Curious Case of the Prisoners in the Wrong Cellblock,” Oregon State Penitentiary inmate Sterling Cunio reveals the fears that grip him as he tries to make a phone call from inside the prison, while keeping an eye on two suspicious inmates who show up. This is not their cellblock, and they […]