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Nathan Hatch's avatar

I really enjoyed this. It reminded me of an E.F. Benson or an M.R. James, but with a more modern understanding of popular physics. There is almost an Aquinas element to it, touching on the scientific creation theories, but it follows the traditional late Victorian ghost story narrative. I had read it before, but didn't comment last time. Thanks for pointing this out again.

Layne Mercer's avatar

Thanks for REreading. I like trying to write stories around big ideas and how they might play out in reality. I have several more that are still on the way.

Parker McCoy's avatar

Well, he said that we're only here for a moment and so he was. Hehe. We all know that our time here is brief but this really delved into that and now I feel even smaller than before. Haha. What a cool story, though. Great stuff, Layne.

Layne Mercer's avatar

Thanks! If you hadn’t already heard of the theory, look up the Boltzmann Brain. Wild stuff•

Nick Winney's avatar

almost TOO CLEVER!

Great work...what a thought exercise!

Layne Mercer's avatar

Thanks for taking the time to read it.

Or did you…

Maybe your memory of reading is just a random collection of particles fated to disintegrate in a few more seconds.

Guess we’ll see.

K.Lynn Grey's avatar

Did you just call me a scatterbrain? (You wouldn't be the first) 😄

K.Lynn Grey's avatar

I really enjoyed reading this...

Layne Mercer's avatar

Thank you kindly for reading and commenting! I tried to put a twist on the ghost story genre. It’s based on the theoretical idea called the Boltzmann brain. 🧠 👻