Hey guys! I just read an article yesterday, about Mark and Scott Kelly, the twin astronauts, and how Scott came back after a record length trip aboard the International Space Station, and they found that his DNA was no longer identical to his twin, Mark. What an intriguing premise for a story, right? And I’m also a twin, so the idea wouldn’t get out of my head. I decided to make this one a little more like a series on conversations I might have with my twin brother if we were astronauts and something like this happened, so it reads more like a radio play, with nothing but dialog. Enjoy!

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“Their DNA Was No Longer The Same”

Written and narrated by Rob Dircks

(Phone rings)

“Hey.”

“Hey, it’s Matt.”

“I know who it is.”

“Check out the link I just sent you.”

“Matt, it’s seven a.m. I don’t have time to watch some guy wrestle an alligator right now.”

“Hey. That was funny. When the second one strolls over and the guy’s like ‘oh shit.’”

“I guess that was pretty good. Okay, what’s this link… hold on… let me get my glasses. Ugh, I can’t find my glasses.”

“Forget it, I’ll read it to you.”

“Three minutes. Then I gotta get ready for work.”

“Okay. Here’s the headline: Astronaut’s Identical Twin Brother Returns from Space and NASA Confirms: Their DNA is No Longer the Same.”

“So?”

“So? They’re talking about us, right?”

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