James Burke

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“Lines In the Carpet” by James Burke

Submitted to Contest #213

Seven o’clock struck and PHIL was already awake, even though he shouldn’t have been. Beams of sun fell on his dermis as he stood motionless in the center of the quaint living room.Out of 143 wake cycles, he never rose a millisecond before seven, as ensured by his temporal link to NIST’s newest caesium fountain clock. 6:59:50 – Begin initialization processes. 6:59:54 – Ensure nominal overall activity with system-wide self checks. 6:59:59 – If all is as expected, send a neural ping. 7:00:00 – Full lucidity. Not today.It is not generally though...

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I've got quite the story in mind and I intend to bring it forth one of these years. In the meantime, I love to keep sharp between the ears and always improve my prose.