In a world divided into three rigid roles, everyone has a place. With a stronger build, the Ous are in charge of construction and manufacture. Nits devote their time to running society, from government to commerce. The Travil are caregivers. They bear and raise children. Deviating from your role is punishable by death.This is the story of a Travil, who never quite fit in. They were forced to attend a school that taught caring for children and reproductive anatomy. In secret, they devoured books on accounting and manufacturing. Without a gender in a world where gender defined all they were allowed to be, they lived on the edge of society until they could no longer hide. . . "The Act of Never Fitting In" is a dystopian short story about identity, survival, and the people who will risk everything so that we can be ourself.
