ABC Shorts: Alpha-Omega-1…

Alpha-Omega-1

Copyright 2018, A. B. Carolan

[Note from Steve: Have you read Asimov’s Second Foundation? I think A. B. was inspired by it to write this short short story. Or is it a sort of inverse “Flowers for Algernon”? After you finish, see if you agree with either perception.]

Omega-1191 stared at the image. “It’s so small,” she said. “Was I once that small?”

Epsilon-9349 laughed. “We all were. All clones start out as one cell. You, I, everyone. Alpha-Omega-1 is exceptional, though, becaus...