"Declaration"

Title"Declaration"
Year for Search2012
AuthorsKelly, James Patrick(b. 1951)
Secondary TitleRip-off!
Date Published2012
PublisherAudible Studios
Place PublishedNp
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

The story involves students, who live most of their lives as avatars online are required to participate in a cooperative group project, and they choose the “Declaration of Independence.” They decide to try to bring about their own independence, each with a different motive, each hoping for a better life for themselves.

Additional Publishers

The paperback version is entitled Mash Up: Stories Inspired by Famous First Lines. Ed. Gardner [Raymond] Dozois (London: Titan Books, 2016), 371-411. Rpt. in his The Promise of Space and Other Stories ([New York]: Prime Books, 2018), 140-72. 

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Author Note

(b. 1951)

Full Text

2012 Kelly, James Patrick (b. 1951). “Declaration.” Rip-off! Np: Audible Studios. The paperback version is entitled Mash Up: Stories Inspired by Famous First Lines. Ed. Gardner [Raymond] Dozois (London: Titan Books, 2016), 371-411. Rpt. in his The Promise of Space and Other Stories ([New York]: Prime Books, 2018), 140-72. PSt

The story involves students, who live most of their lives as avatars online are required to participate in a cooperative group project, and they choose the “Declaration of Independence.” They decide to try to bring about their own independence, each with a different motive, each hoping for a better life for themselves.