A strange thing happened today.
I said ‘Good morning’ to Alexa as usual and she answered me in German.
Why? I hadn’t asked her to.
She then proceeded to continue in German telling me something I might have been interested in if I knew more German than ‘Wo ist das Klosett?’ and ‘Könnte ich bitte einen Weißwein haben?’ Probably not in that order.
I haven’t a clue other than I had been reading a story about quantum physics the night before. (in The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16)
Had I been reading a story – or was I caught up in the experiment?
Was I now in an alternative universe where Germany had won the war and we all had to speak the language?
Would I meet the Man in the High Castle? (Amazon has a German edition).
Could I zip in and out at will? Thus meaning I could avoid unpleasant tasks like editing and jumping through the hoops needed for the publication of my novella? (Exciting times though.)
Were there other worlds waiting to be explored once I’d got my act together and worked out to hitchhike through the multiverse?
Had I had too much Weißwein?
No, unfortunately – though I do enjoy a decent German white.
Instead I discovered it was something to do with Harlan Corben. He probably has a German translation of one or more of his books out.
It’s alright for some.
SueJEaton 