Rejection: Fiction

by Tony Tulathimutte

Even when it’s obvious they don’t agree, Kant never feels it worthwhile to push any issue, because the relationship, he reasons, matters more than winning a fight. If he’s going to be a doormat, he should at least be a welcome mat.

I convinced my mom to open a bank account for me and told her I was selling Neopets, then went on to explain the microeconomics of Neopets until she bluescreened.