Effect and Cause
by Ken Liu
A pilot on a one-man ship in a space battle repeatedly lives backward through fifteen
seconds and then forward again with the chance to do things differently each time.
— Michael Main
Ignoring this, I sit down at the table to pick up a cup and spit calding hot coffee into
it. Then I proceed to vomit food onto my plate so I can sculpt it with a knife and fork
into peas, carrots, and omelette.
“Effect and Cause” by Ken Liu, in Galaxy’s Edge #2, May 2013 [print · e-zine ·
webzine].