John Richard Trtek’s fiction and poetry has appeared in Asimov’s, Analog, and Star*Line, and his historical play about pioneer Oregon feminist Abigail Duniway was recently performed by a local theater group. He and his wife taught together in the same high school and continue to live in Portland, where they now spend their retirements alternating among reading, writing, volunteering, gardening, and more writing. In this new story, the author introduces the character of Jack Twice, a street-savvy clone whose fortunes are affected in more than one way by an encounter with . . . I entered Reio’s corner of the
