It happened only because of a cosmic accident, really. It was just one of those freak events, like lightening hitting in the same location twice, or a weather phenomenon that happens once every several thousand years. The consequences were not universe changing and did not alter the sanctity of the time continuum. So what happened? The small accident in question, a minor annoyance for the space ship it happened on, became the focal point for a sequence of events that changed the development of an entire race. It all started with one malfunctioning transport unit and transplanted seeds floating through space...-Excerpt from The New Berries in Her Backyard by Jacob Baxter
Chris Bartholomew is a writer of dark fiction and has over 200 stories in print publications, anthologies, and some online venues. She is head writer for the international print Serial Killer Magazine with over 70 articles in 8 issues. She also has an ezine where she publishes speculative fiction of other writers, entitled: Static Movement.