No one can help Dan with his unusual addiction. He wishes they would stop trying. Since he took Blackout, bliss has been only a moment’s thought away. He’s certain this round of rehab is bound to fail, just like the others before it.
But his new doctor has other plans.
Before he knows it, Dan is undergoing an unsettling course of treatment, one that will force him to question his fragmented memories - and may threaten to destroy his entire reality.
"Blackout" is a short story from science fiction writer Adam R. Shannon. Visit the author's site at