* Brenton Tomlinson's "Wake-Up Call" (flash fiction, science fiction, humor)

A futuristic alarm clock that is designed to "gently shake" the user gets him "gently roll him out of bed" due to a defect, with disastrous consequences for someone who "slept close to his window".

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First published: AntipodeanSF magazine, #117 (February/March 2008).
Rating: B
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