Strange New Worlds II
Chapter One
Triptych
Melissa Dickinson
[Second Prize]
I
Twilight, on the city's lower east side.
As the first stars appear in the eastern sky, a man and a woman in love cross a
street. The two figures merge against the light of a streetlamp; a third
watches them go, thinking of tragedy to come.
It is an old story - perhaps the oldest story. Love binding, love wounding,
the Fates watching: Clotho with her hand upon the wheel, Lachesis measuring,
measuring the threads of lives inextricably woven, patient Atropos with her
shining scissors poised to snip ...
At the far curb, Edith Keeler turned toward the man she loved and spoke the
words that would seal her fate. "If we hurry, maybe we can catch the Clark
Gable movie at the Orpheum. I'd really love to see it."
Her companion gave a questioning look, as if not quite sure he'd heard
correctly over the bustle of the evening traffic. "The what?"
"You know, Doctor McCoy said the same thing!"
"McCoy -! Leonard McCoy?" As i ... read full excerpt from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II ebook
