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Jennifer Egan's "Black Box" →

[Possible trigger for those who have been the victim of sexual assault of some kind, not necessarily physical.]

A micro-blogged (written in increments of 140 characters or less, I believe) science fiction short story from the New Yorker’s science fiction issue.

I know micro-blog is a huge WEB 2.0 LAWL buzzword, but give this a chance! I was linked from somewhere and just planning to skim it, but I (generally) enjoyed the way this was written, and the way it developed. The way a typically objectifying trope is used is interesting, too.