In this surreal short story, Thad had always felt like a peripheral member in the cast of his own life. From nowhere, a message calls him to a far-off island. What he discovers there changes everything. Thad wasn’t the first personality to inhabit his brain. Digitized versions of his past selves lure Thad to join them in their computerized existence. One variant sets out to destroy Thad’s world—both virtual and very real.
The Variable
Author: Jon McBrine
