It’s Independence Day and while most of us are taking the day to celebrate the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, for many it is not always so. In this thought-provoking short story, Christopher J. Weeks explores a dark, dystopian future where some lives are deemed more valuable than others.

*Parental Guidance recommended due to intense themes

Description:
Struggling to escape the haunting memories after the recent loss of his beloved wife, Mark and his daughter, Katie, pack up their world in Dayton, Ohio to begin a new life in far away Arizona. Following the advice of his feisty older sister, Mark buys a desert diner hoping to find peace, but instead, finds a world gone mad — hungry for blood and the legal right to kill. This story is meant to both shock and challenge the deepest of beliefs concerning the value of life.

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