A Story In
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The Enigmatic Dot
Inquisitively, her eyes narrowed as she attempted to see it.
“I don’t get it!” she said. “It’s just a blank sheet of paper with a small black dot on it.”
Carl showed it to others. Mike held it up against the light. Tom ran his fingers over it. His teacher unequivocally dismissed it as balderdash and several online friends expressed how deeply offended they had all been by its very concept.
The fact that no-one else could see it seemed strange to Carl.
To him, it was simply a small black dot with a blank sheet of paper on it.
From Guest Contributor JR Hampton
Predestiny
It was a typical thing for him to say on a first date. “In the future, if we both find a way to travel back in time, we should agree to go back to now, right now, at precisely 8.00pm. Then we will know for certain if it is possible. Deal?”
As she answered, a loud crash startled the couple. Covering their ears from the terrifying screeches, they peered through the restaurant window to a display of smoke, sparks and flashing lights.
She held his hand tightly. Within the twisted frames of metal, lay the scorched bodies of two travelers.
From Guest Contributor JR Hampton
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