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Wrong Place, Wrong Time

May 30, 2024 15 Comments

By Raymond J. Brash

With the latest experiment a failure, I walk around the frozen pond to clear my head. Thick snow drifts from gray skies, winter in full swing. I stop, squint through the slow-moving haze, and spot someone waving frantically out on the ice.

“Don’t,” echoes from across the pond, followed by a sharp crack. The person falls beneath the ice and disappears.

I run, skitter across the slippery frozen pond to where they vanished.

The hole is gone.

The experiment worked.

Oh God.

I turn around, notice a silhouette in the distance. I flail my arms. Ice rumbles beneath my feet.

“Don’t!”

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Comments

  1. kevmcx says

    May 30, 2024 at 6:54 am

    Wow invokes lots of thought! Nice

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  2. Charlene kent says

    May 30, 2024 at 6:58 am

    I have so many questions?

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  3. Cathryn says

    May 30, 2024 at 8:56 am

    Hello Raymond,
    Nice! So much packed into so few words and I, as does Charlene, have many questions. Your story has potential of evolving into a top-notch short story.

    Reply
  4. Dart Humeston says

    May 30, 2024 at 11:08 am

    Excellent story! Really enjoyed it!

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  5. Richard Cupp says

    May 30, 2024 at 2:04 pm

    holy smokes! That was good

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  6. Bill G. says

    May 30, 2024 at 2:52 pm

    Does the use of first person intimate that this is an endless loop?

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  7. Dick Grayson says

    May 31, 2024 at 2:49 pm

    Dammit, RJB! You’ve done it again! Nicely done.

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  8. DK says

    June 1, 2024 at 10:37 am

    Woah! Didn’t see that loop coming, this is awesome!

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  9. Izzy Brash says

    June 2, 2024 at 10:52 am

    Raymond J Brash I am very intrigued – also, we share the same surname – could we be related?
    I am looking forward to this page turner!
    Very significant launch date as well. Success is inevitable.

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    • Izzy Brash says

      June 2, 2024 at 10:58 am

      Apologies – just realized these are the only words – ha – had to read it twice. Well done, well done ?

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  10. Faith says

    June 5, 2024 at 8:22 am

    Good read. I could visualize the scene!

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  11. Lisa H. Owens says

    June 5, 2024 at 8:28 am

    I love a good loop! Well done, Raymond.

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  12. Bonnie says

    June 5, 2024 at 3:02 pm

    Loops and logical puzzles frustrate me in a good way! Really enjoyed this thought-provoking piece.

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  13. Sue says

    June 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm

    Love this.

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  14. Joana Figueiredo says

    June 13, 2024 at 7:49 am

    Lovely way to describe the wintery ambience. I felt as I was physically transported to the same frozen pond.
    Right from the start it gives the reader the impression that something bad might happen. And then, the suspense of seing the main character entering an infinite loop… Simply delicious.

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