Laboratory Lament

By Alastair Millar

In his now silent workspace, the Scientist sighed at the picture of his lost love. Despite all his efforts and devotion, she had left him as soon as she had the chance; “too controlling,” she’d called him. If only convincing her to stay had been as easy as creating her. 

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Alastair Millar enjoys good books, bad puns, coffee and traveling. His flash science fiction collection ‘Mars & More’ was published in 2024.  All his links can be found at https://linktr.ee/alastairmillar 

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