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Escape Pod 861: The Pill (Part 1 of 2)

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The Pill (Part 1 of 2) By Meg Elison My mother took the Pill before anybody even knew about it. She was always signing up for those studies at the university, saying she was doing it because she was bored. I think she did it because they would ask her questions about herself and listen carefully when she answered. Nobody else did that. She had done it for lots of trials; sleep studies and allergy meds. She tried signing up when they tested the first 3D printed IUDs, but they told her she was…

Social SatireFatherhoodMidwest USA

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BleakDystopiaVisceralClass InequalityBodily AutonomyDarkWryNear FutureFirst PersonLiteraryGrief And LossIdentityVoice DrivenCharacter DrivenScience Fiction

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body-horrordeathdeath-of-a-loved-one

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