by Jess Cochrane
Professor Elkins grew entirely dissatisfied with the world of today, and so he sought to find something else - a new world and a better today. His fervent tinkerings resulted in a most marvellous machine, capable of moving sideways through the multi-faceted universe and thrusting its user into parallel worlds.
Delighted, Elkins went off in search of a new home.
Sixteen days later, the professor returned. As it turned out, parallel universes were, indeed, parallel - nothing more than carbon copies of our own world, right down to the absent Elkins-copies, each looking elsewhere for something better that could not be found.
Author bio: Jess Cochrane is an Australian writer, currently "working on a novel" as all writers tend to do. Her short stories, random ramblings and tributes to villains can be found on her blog: http://lovethebadguy.wordpress.com
Liked the twist. In a way, it's comforting. I'd hate the idea there was a 'super me' out there, who made all the right choices or a 'unlucky me' that had the world dumping on him at every turn.
ReplyDeleteOr worse... What if you found out you WERE the "unlucky you"?
Delete*shudders*
Aww, I'm not sure if that's sad or, as Pete said, comforting. I was kind of hoping that a new and better me was out there, killin' it. :-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice work, thoughtful and melancholy.
Thank you very much for the kind words. :)
DeleteExcellent! :)
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