Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy

PRETTY LITTLE BIRDIES

December 1, 1983:

Benny "Eggs" Benedict, plump, smallish, and balding, a popular columnist for the New York* News-Times, sat down to compose his daily essay. According to his usual procedure, he breathed deeply, relaxed every muscle, and gradually forced all verbalization in his brain to stop. When he had reached the Void he waited to see what would float up to fill the vacuum. What surfaced was: