This is Science Fiction because all of it is unlikely. But most of what I write is unlikely. These are more of the "Fast Story" genre which I began with CAKE. If you haven't read that collection, you should. The second entry in this collection, called HIGHWIRE, is not fast, even though I ran it all together to make it appear that way. Still, it's brief. Writing is an exercise for me to see if I can draw a circle around an idea and close it quickly...