On a rain soaked street, far from lampposts and shoulders, a car sat parked, the driver’s tires straddling the side of the road. Rounding a blind curve, Stella never saw the other car blocking her lane.
In that moment the universe split, radiating out like a spiderweb. Each new world held a version of the encounter. In one, a collision was averted. In another, a wreck damaged both cars but the occupants survived. In yet a third the driver in the parked car died, in the fourth Stella did.
Maintaining simultaneous awareness in each world, Stella finally understood quantum theory.
The 100 Word Challenge, a writing prompt created by Velvet Verbosity, takes a single theme to tell a story in only 100 words ~ no more, no less. This week’s theme is ‘Split.’
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YES!!!! well done.
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That was pretty crazy … what a cool spin on ‘split’.
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I have no idea what quantum theory is, but I like this a lot 🙂
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Oh, this is cool!
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And not only that, she’s SMART, too. Not many people would see this – write this – out of what they know of quantum theory. I always knew you were smart – but you have well and truly surprised me. And I love it.
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Fascinating. I like this a lot.
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Wonderful. A truly inspired piece of writing. x
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Interesting! i
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Wow…I LOVE this one!
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Tara, this is one of my all-time favorites of yours. Truly.
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