Thom threw the stars, and billions of years ticked away, seeming to take forever. The universe spun around with its telltale click click click.
“Check them out.” Sam pointed at the dancers, but Thom’s focus was on the spinning stars.
“Have a drink at least.”
Thom took the glass and downed the fiery liquid. Some of the stars weren’t turning up so good. Wars broke out in certain systems. Disease and injustice spread.
Finally the universe came to a rest, and Thom hung his head.
Sam threw an arm around his shoulder. ”Don’t worry, dude. There’s always the next universe.”
Daniel Ausema has a background in journalism and experiential education and is now a stay-at-home dad. His fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, including Nemonymous, Fictitious Force, Raven Electrick, All Possible Worlds, and Reflection”s Edge. He lives in Colorado.
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8 Responses to “STELLAR ROULETTE • by Daniel Ausema”
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October 5th, 2007 at 3:55 am
Ha, sometime it does feel like a crapshoot.
October 5th, 2007 at 6:52 am
Pessimistic, but beautiful.
October 5th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Perhaps one more shot before we go.
October 5th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
This was wonderful.
I loved it.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:27 am
I thought this was absolutely terrific!! wonderful stuff. I submitted something along the same lines to EDF and had it bounced as they’d already taken something similar - and here it is. Really really good - the humour, the randomness, the casual…never mind. A little gem.
October 14th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Cosmic gambling. Pretty interesting.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
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October 24th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Short, sweet, and satisfying - thanks Daniel!