Prompt: Choosing the form you favor most, propose an alternative history. Choose any event from history and suggest what might have happened if it had turned out differently.
I’m trying a Palindrome.
Invention rivalry
Invented Tesla
Ac.
Edison invented
Dc.
Rival invention of electricity…
Edison feared profit and investment lost.
“Mankind beware!”
Edison said “AC Current Dangerous!”
He electrocuted Topsy Elephant, alas.
Convinced was humanity: AC refused
Edison set back technology by over 50 years for profit.
Ac refused: humanity was convinced.
Alas, elephant Topsy electrocuted, he!
“Dangerous Current AC!” said Edison.
Beware, mankind!
(Lost investment and profit feared Edison.)
Electricity of invention rival,
Dc,
Invented Edison,
Ac,
Tesla invented.
Bastet and Sekhmet's Library 
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A bit stilted I’m afraid, my mind’s not on my work today, but thank you so much for the encouragement!
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Yikes!
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Very courageous of you, Bastet, to choose such a demanding form! This is a tempting prompt. I immediately thought of Stephen Fry’s book “Making history”. And then I thought: “Anything might have happened”. I’ll muse on that for a bit…I think. 🙂
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Nice job Georgia, the form and the history!
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Thanks Shainbird! I’ve written better palindrome I think, but the subject was never quite as difficult, so I’m considering looking it over and maybe trying to better the flow, I wanted to get it off for the prompt in time. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Sounds very much like today. Alternative history with “current” events as an inspiration? And in a palindrome, no less… Nicely done, Bastet! 🙂
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Thank you very much Sahm. Loved your pun! 🙂
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