Already Happened Tomorrow

(New Logue Lane) 1. The sun was either setting or rising, it was impossible to tell at that particular moment. 2. Maybe, Maybe not. 3. He said we could solve his problem using methods more advanced than squinting and meditation [concentration], more advanced than anything we could have imagined. And, even better, someone might make a fortune doing it. 4. Holding a dusty wooden prism, he asked each of us to choose: “Architecture or Revolution.” Maybe it was the thick accent, or maybe it was something else entirely, but I swear he said Architecture or Resolution. …unfortunately, we chose Architecture.

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