"Mind You, There Was a Slight Technical Glitch"

"A Matter of Antimatter."

By Ron Friedman (the ISFDb HERE and Webpage HERE).

First appearance: Polar Borealis, July-August 2016.

Short short short story (2 pages).

Online (HERE; go to pages 13-14).

   "That wasn't in the contract I signed."

WHEN you agree to a contract, try as you might, it's virtually impossible to anticipate all of the ramifications. Just ask Jeff . . .

Principal characters:

~ Jeff, Tim, and Commander Peterson.

References (all from Wikipedia):

- "antimatter" (HERE)

- "EVA" (HERE)

- "hologram" (HERE)

- "A.I." (HERE)

- "Houston" (HERE)

- "microgravity" (HERE)

- "Titan" (HERE)

- "multiverse" (HERE).

The bottom line:

Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.

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