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    Passed Life
    Passed Life
    Passed Life
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    Passed Life

    By William Mangieri

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    Talk about an identity crisis! Ed King thought he had a good handle on who he was - but a family death, adoption, phone calls from the past, and careless time travel can really mess with your sense of self.
    Read “Passed Life” and discover why it's better to leave the past alone.
    Passed Life is a science fiction short story, and is also available in the collections “Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND” and "The First Three Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Mangieri
    Release dateJan 3, 2012
    ISBN9781465953919
    Passed Life
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    William Mangieri

    William Mangieri is a karaoke junkie, former theater student, and recovered wargamer who spends as much time wondering "what if?" as "why not?". He writes from Texas, where he and his family live at the mercy of the ghost of a nine-pound westie.William writes mostly speculative fiction (that’s science fiction, fantasy and horror), although he also has a detective series with a soft sci-fi element (Detective Jimmy Delaney.) He completed writing his first novel (Swordsmaster) in 2019; prior to this, he has honed his skills on short fiction. He has been published in Daily Science Fiction and The Anarchist, and six of his stories have earned Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future contest.

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      Passed Life - William Mangieri

      Passed Life

      by William Mangieri

      Copyright 2008 by William Mangieri

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      Rain poured from Ed’s tricorn hat as he huddled in front of a newspaper vending box. He was in Philadelphia, but in 1976, not 1774. He’d have to return to 2008 so Steve could send him again. He pulled out the palmed-sized thought amplifier to reconnect, concentrated, switched it on...and was bumped by a young couple as they struggled to get out of the rain. The amp was knocked from his hand and slid on the rain-slicked street.

      No!

      Ed darted forward, but a horn blared and brought him up short. He slipped and cracked his skull on the curb. He struggled to a sitting position, trying to focus through the pain, until he saw the crushed bits of plastic and circuitry in the street. He stood slowly, checked to make sure it was clear, then scooped up what was left of his way back.

      His head throbbed. He needed some shelter, somewhere to sort things out. A storefront window painted with Liberty Antiques and Collectibles beckoned him. The place was cluttered with all sorts of pseudo antiques; he shouldn't have any trouble staying out of sight, even dressed as a colonial merchant. As he opened the framed glass door, the

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