The Speech

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tically searching his pockets for more tokens.</p><p id="5288">Turning to the queue waiting impatiently in line behind him, Andy implores, “Can anyone spare 25 credits for me to finish?”</p><p id="7ef1">“Free speech is only free when you pay for it!” begins the chant. The Party’s mantra. “Free speech is only free when you pay for it!”</p><p id="e237">Andy whimpers as the truncheons strike.</p><p id="0878"><i>I based this story on this prompt about <a href="https://readmedium.com/you-cant-have-my-free-speech-dbc76174381a">Free Speech.</a></i></p><p id="c530"><a href="undefined"><i>Paul Mansfield</i></a><i> is a writer, a photographer, a guitar player, a philosopher — some he does well, some not so well, but he still tries them all. You can follow him

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on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/pmansfield">@pmansfield</a>.</i></p><p id="37a4"><i>If you like this story, try this horror tale. A horror as old as the mountains are young.</i></p><div id="6134" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-camera-in-the-cabin-24842a5158cc"> <div> <div> <h2>The Camera in the Cabin</h2> <div><h3>Through a lens, darkly,</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*5QNkuq2-rMCEFlzv7ByDmA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Thrifty Words 100 Challenge #35: Free Speech

“As we all know, our society cannot survive unless we allow speech to be completely free! And in conclusion…”

The monitor fades to black, with only the “Please Insert 25 Credits for an Additional Three Minutes” message blinking. Andy falters, frantically searching his pockets for more tokens.

Turning to the queue waiting impatiently in line behind him, Andy implores, “Can anyone spare 25 credits for me to finish?”

“Free speech is only free when you pay for it!” begins the chant. The Party’s mantra. “Free speech is only free when you pay for it!”

Andy whimpers as the truncheons strike.

I based this story on this prompt about Free Speech.

Paul Mansfield is a writer, a photographer, a guitar player, a philosopher — some he does well, some not so well, but he still tries them all. You can follow him on Twitter @pmansfield.

If you like this story, try this horror tale. A horror as old as the mountains are young.

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The Speech

Thrifty Words 100 Challenge #35: Free Speech

The Camera in the Cabin

Through a lens, darkly,