Let's Write in 2013
January 13, 2013 Writing Prompt:
"A man is given the ability to go back in time and change one event in his life."
January 13, 2013 Writing Prompt:
"A man is given the ability to go back in time and change one event in his life."
Walter’s dingy once-white lab coat rucked up around his belt
on the left side and bulged gently over his pot belly. A diligent research
scientist, he was no great shakes in the manner of personal hygiene. Granted,
he had not descended to the level of a homeless person with no access to showers,
but Walter seldom noticed if his lab coat had a rip, or needed a good
laundering. Most of the time he did not even remember to polish his wingtips,
unless he had the scheduled semi-annual Meeting with the Investors.
It was nearly midnight, on a Friday, and Walter stood with
his Google Pad in left hand, right hand oh-so-subtly adjusting the dial on the
computer console before him. Lab procedures-and good common sense-dictated that
neither of the researchers work with the time-lotron alone, but tonight, Walter
was breaking that rule, and intentionally. Walter Mondon was traveling back in
time.
TO BE CONTINUED!
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