The Algebra of Events by Elizabeth Bourne no synopsis provided Not that long ago I read a very cool science fiction story in Clarkesworld, Today I am Paul . Clarkesworld is definitely a magazine to keep an eye on for top science fiction stories. Browsing the September issue I came across the story of Elizabeth Bourne, The Algebra of Events. The Algebra of Events begins with a most peculiar introduction " The alarms vibrated while I was in the comfort room sharing essence with M’m’shamir. We immediately untethered so I could couple into my duty station. The unthinkable had occurred. In the myriad calculations of probable choices guiding us to colony Whole/Three/Green the sym encountered the chance of failure and slotted it." I am going to be honest I thought what is going on? My interest readily gets piqued by such stories, as it can go any which way. Just a few paragraphs later you discover that you see several beings in a space ship driven by a probability engine to...