Probability

Mike Murphy pours drinks at a bar in 1950s America, until a quiet regular named Rabelais Pettis reveals a secret that rewrites the rules of reality. Rabelais can see all the branching paths of probability, every choice spawning infinite futures, and he's been quietly shaping outcomes toward a single goal. What begins as a bartender's friendship with a peculiar customer becomes a wild ride through the near future: sudden wealth, accidental fame, and the dizzying power to nudge history itself. But the timeline Rabelais has been building toward contains catastrophe, and he needs Mike not as a witness but as a player. The catch? There's no guarantee they'll get it right. Trimble's 1950s gem is a fizzy, philosophical joyride that asks whether we shape chance or whether chance shapes us, all wrapped in hardboiled wit and genuine wonder.