Dread Line | A 100 Word Story
#842 - 10 Wheel of Fortune | The Banned Books Tarot
The Dread Line teemed with customers waiting to get inside a barn in the middle of nowhere on a hot Summer’s day in August. Not even the flies could get in without paying first.
Vetting all who enter is Jack. He’s not from around here, nor does he care to be. He’s in the business of making money. And he knows money can only be had by those so desperate they’re willing to risk losing it all.
The Fortune Wheel has been operating in this small town for over a week. The customers keep coming and the money keeps flowing.
TITLE: The Grapes of Wrath
REASON FOR BEING BANNED
Challenged for its stark depiction of poverty, displacement, and struggle, The Grapes of Wrath paints an unflinching portrait of the human spirit navigating great turmoil.
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