I almost didn't include that comment since once the authors were revealed it would have looked like a case of "You stole my device, you bastard" even though of course you got there first (I never read the entries until I've submitted my own, except for the occasional quick skim to see if someone has taken a really similar approach to mine). Also I apologize that hanging out with too many copyeditors had me doing the math in my head to follow the timeline and having a feeling that it was just a little off.

I actually thought of the microwave clock as something for a permanent inhabitant of a kitchen to obsess about, but when I think of windows, of nearly timeless panes of glass, I think of them having a longer view, maybe marking the passage of days as the sun crosses the sky, not seconds blinking digitally away. It seemed, actually, that the interior and exterior views provided plenty of entertainment. But that's what it would have been in my story, and why yours was better than what I would have done.

Thanks for the vote and for sharing the Special Bonus Entry. It seems you're doomed to host the tenth in a *FC series again; looking forward to seeing what you throw at us.

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"Late to the party" is the new "ahead of the curve" -- CRwM