Question of the Week #505

Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions keeps handing me these little gifts of dread dressed up as thought experiments, and this week's entry might be the most unsettling one I've sat with in a while. So pour some coffee, get comfortable, and … Continue reading Question of the Week #505

The Last Version of You

Margaret had been awake for thirty-one hours when they finally told her it was time. She sat in the waiting room of the Synapse Institute with a cup of terrible coffee going cold in her hands, watching the second hand on the wall clock make its slow, indifferent circuits. Around her, the room hummed with … Continue reading The Last Version of You