So someone gave me the idea for a short story that I think is kind of interesting. Basically it's got a society in which women can't vote, but many get sex changes to get around it. I've only just started it, but I'd like to see what people think of the idea/what I have so far.
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The building was big and flashy, a sharp contrast to the overcast day. It was massive and white, probably about twelve stories high, with faux-roman columns standing sentinel outside the enormous wooden doors. The lawn was immaculate. The grass stood at full disciplined attention and there was nary a frivolous PANK flamingo or plastic windmill in sight. It was the jewel of the well-to-do neighborhood; the surrounding structures almost looked subservient to it in their lesser statures and distance from it.
Sam Reynolds frowned at it slightly as he adjusted his tie. He didn’t have anything against rich people or their choice in housing, but this one in particular tended to make him feel small and pointless, like there was nothing he could do in life of any significance. If Sam could have had his way, he would have just avoided the area so he wouldn’t have to look at it, but the job he had taken with the Census Bureau put a damper on that plan. He’d had to spend a lot of time in that particular neighborhood and had definitely gotten himself an eyeful of that house, but he had never actually gone inside of it. In his imagination it was like a museum with priceless works of art on the walls and strange deco furniture everywhere. The idea that people actually lived there seemed sort of strange, but there was no mistaking the assignment he’d received to go and speak with its owners.
Making one last check to make sure his off-the-rack suit was in good order Sam picked up his black briefcase and began carefully making his way towards the monolithic structure; carelessly strolling up to it almost seemed blasphemous somehow.
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