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    Machowski's Watch
    Machowski's Watch
    Machowski's Watch
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    Machowski's Watch

    By Eric Kent Edstrom

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    When an egotistical and brash young Silicon Valley executive buys a Rolex watch that once belonged to a famous tech guru, he thinks he's reached the pinnacle of his career. But when the watch takes control of his body he discovers his hero has one more lesson to teach.

    "Machowski's Watch" is a short story that was first published in Fiction River: Haunted.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUndermountain Books LLC
    Release dateSep 9, 2017
    ISBN9781386507499
    Machowski's Watch
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    Eric Kent Edstrom

    Eric is the author of over a dozen novels and numerous short stories.

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      Machowski's Watch - Eric Kent Edstrom

      Machowski's Watch

      Machowski's Watch

      Eric Kent Edstrom

      Undermountain Books

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      Chapter 1

      Marcus Lofton hated the ambiance of the bank’s cramped conference room. The faux-wood wall paneling, the faux-wood conference table, and the faux-faces on the people sitting in faux-leather chairs all offended him .

      John T. Machowski would’ve walked out in a frothing, cursing, fit, he thought, remembering one of the temperamental entrepreneur’s most famous quotes: Nothing false is true.

      A more appropriate setting for closing on Marcus’s new house would’ve been a mountaintop. For that’s how Marcus felt—like he’d made it to the pinnacle. And he was only thirty-one.

      He wished his wife would hurry up and get there. They had documents to sign so he could get on with his life.

      Digging in the pocket of his hoodie, he pulled out Machowski’s watch. He’d bought the Rolex at auction. Though he’d owned it for a few months, Marcus had waited to put it on until this very meeting. A bit sentimental, but the symbolism was meaningful to him. The back of the timepiece was inscribed in fancy cursive: From your loving wife 12-25-1975.

      With a satisfied sigh, Marcus strapped it on his left wrist and clicked the clasp into place. The gold-link band felt like silk against his skin. A bit heavier than expected, but it felt good. Looked good, too. Machowski had worn it for the last thirty-five years of his life. And now it was Marcus’s, as were several other of the great man’s personal items.

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