He had no words to describe what was happening to him. More accurately, he had nothing in his possession from which words could be conjured. In point of fact, he possessed nothing but himself—though admittedly, his self-definition was a tenuous thing, more a collection of potentials than solid fact. Still, of his own existence he was firmly convinced. An objective observer's belief would have been tried, but his own self-assertion was self-validating. It had to be, or it wouldn't have been. With no sane perception of time, he nonetheless perceived the start of a certain _coalescence_. Matter began to clarify, collapse, and concretize in a process akin to petrifaction. As instants regained meaning, he sensed a window of influence. A genie promised a quick handful of wishes—and he interjected preferences and demands. Distantly remembered anatomy was refined, edited, improved. He awoke in a body not unlike the one to which he'd been accustomed, though it was certainly not the one into which he'd been born. 2008-06-04T14:39:06Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/29306 <p>I enjoy the way you tackle complicated concepts and express them so eloquently. Brilliant job!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29306?basename=67911 2008-06-04T14:39:06Z PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA) http://ficlets.com/authors/pyropunk <p>wow thats a really complicated concept. I like the ending. It really brings it home. As always its an enjoyable read</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29306?basename=67155 2008-06-02T07:02:17Z Apostrophe http://ficlets.com/authors/murphyrose27 <p>Great job with this whole is and isn&#8217;t, back and forth sort of description of a nonexistence coming into existence. Challenging but fun read.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29306?basename=60248 2008-05-04T00:48:27Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>The concept is awesome and I see a great set up here, infinite possibility.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29306?basename=60246 2008-05-04T00:42:15Z Mrs. Robinson http://ficlets.com/authors/rls0802