Drabble, rewritten

[capri0mni]

This is a second version of a Drabble I originally wrote back in 2002 (posted to my LJ here).

I think this second version is much better:

Nobody Missed Him

For years, Harold had been pleased to mutter curses at the paper boy’s bad aim. Today, however, his newspaper lay serenely in the center of his doormat. So Harold cursed the change in his routine. He should have known better, perhaps, But snatched the paper thoughtlessly.

There was a flash – and void.

“Where am I?”

No answer. Atoms in paper aren’t used to questions, and meet them with stunned silence.

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They gave Stephan an ‘F’ on his science project: “The Intratomic Transfer Unit,” and sent him to the psychiatrist for evaluation.

But Stephan hadn’t done it for the grade, anyway.

Comments

[warinbabylon.livejournal.com]

Great drabble!

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Coming up with the right techobabble was the trickiest part... ;-)