Nothing But the Best

"Nothing But the Best" by Alan Cogan tells a mind-bending tale of choices and consequences through the eyes of Charles Mead, who finds a way to hop between realities. In this story set in the 1950s, he bumps into Chuck Mead, his double from another world, and together they wrestle with the idea that every choice splits their lives into countless versions. A huge part of their stories revolves around Estelle, the woman both married in their own worlds, but with different outcomes. The men start to wonder if there's a perfect version of themselves out there, only to discover that real happiness comes from what they already have, no matter how imperfect.