David Such's "Tristesse" (flash fiction, science fiction, humor, free, minor post)

A man is forcibly taken to "International Space Station" & his brain rewired without his consent to remove "redundancy" inherent in human brain! When done, he's told "you must be very careful what you wish for. Within a limited distance you have the ability to manifest new realities." He, of course, wishes to be out of his confinement - with terrible consequences.

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First published: AntipodeanSF, #119 (April/May 2008).
Rating: A
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