"But who would shoulder the responsibility? Who would undertake the execution of this horrible semblance of a human being?"

Fitz-James O'Brien, an author who helped usher in speculative fiction, into American households in the mid 1800's, invites reads to question what would they do if saddled with the burden of judging the fate of a life. Rae Wilson shares her observations on O'Brien's thought provoking tale and and invites you question your own beliefs in what is right and what is wrong.

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