#timetravelauthors — Public Fediverse posts

Q. T. McFly (Part 3)

FanFic #TimeAndTied by @QuasiTemporal #Wss366 #Shoal #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever

After a minute, Ms. McFly set her pen down, covered the paperwork so no one could see it, and finally smiled at the pair. “How can I help you two?”

Lucky showed Ms. McFly a book. “Frances was reading ‘The Time Machine’ and was assigned to do a report on it. We started talking about how it would be neat to discuss how time-travel would work, and we thought of asking you.”

“Oh, I’m flattered. Thank you for thinking of me.” Then, with more enthusiasm, the teacher said, “When you’re done, you must let me read it!”

Frances gave Lucky a dirty look and muttered, “Gee, thanks. Thrown upon the shoals of essay writing.” Then, loud enough for Ms. McFly to hear, she said, “We would love to have your thoughts. We couldn’t find any information in the library.”

“Hum,” she replied. “There’s not much detail in the book, but you should find what you can. After all, it’s your report. But I would be happy to help with general information on how time works. There are several theories, including single timeline and multiverse versions…”

“...personally, I favor the idea that if it’s possible to change the past, you eventually end up with a chronology where time-travel remains undiscovered...”

“Oh dear, I hope I haven’t bored you to tears.”

The two did appear a little stunned by the information overload.

Lucky rallied himself and asked, “What about if a person obtains an item in the present and takes it to the future, then brings it back so they can find it? You know, sort of, create it through time-travel shenanigans.”

“Well, in a multiverse model, that’s not a problem because they’re not really the same timeline. In fact, they only appear to be the same people. The only question is where the item that started the causation chain originated, but that’s one of those chicken-or-egg type mysteries. In a single chronology hypothesis, however, you have a paradox.”

Frances joined the discussion, saying, “So say if I came from next week and put that chili chocolate in your pumpkin, that would prove there was a multiverse? “

“That would be the simplest explanation,” the teacher responded. She reached out and rummaged through her candy. “How exciting! Chocolate from the future.”

#NMFic #MicroFiction #TimeTravel #FanFiction #SliceOfLife #Spooktober

#TimeTravelAuthors 21 Oct: Wed post-size snippet (optional word: alone/haunt)

Cayla scanned the room—apparently hers. She caught a glimpse of a long table and a small chair nearby, which had a bulky garment hanging on its backrest.

“Well,” said Reynold, straightening up and addressing Cayla. “Welcome back. I will leave you two young ladies alone. I shall see you at supper.”

(From "The Eventides to Christmas," Chapter 2: The Carriage and the Cottage)

#victorian #fantasy #book #bookstodon

#TimeTravelAuthors 21: haunt?

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“This guy is big on wanting to convert the mansion,” Tim assured.

“Presuming the property is not, you know, haunted,” Chartreuse observed, holding a crystal up to the light before sliding it into her pocket.

“It’s hard to charge rent from ghosts,” Laurie mused.

Peaches smiled, clasping her hands behind her back. “Gotta say. Digging the vibe between all of you,” she remarked. “I was never part of anything like this back in my hometown.”

#TimeTravelAuthors 21 Oct: Wednesday post-size snippet (optional word: alone/haunt)

The street was deserted, because of the time of night, and the cold. At this time of night, Muldoon looked more like a one horse town than ever. The thought brought Horsehead back into his mind, and he turned around quickly in case the creature was following him. But he was completely alone.

He looked up at the sky as he walked. There was a moon as thin as a knife blade, and stars, so many stars.

I knew I shouldn't accept charity, let #alone ride with a stranger, but oh, how I dreaded trudging home in my sopping shoes, serving as a sodden display to all of New York! —Immigrants' Journey

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I had forgotten that this and Lynch's Mullholland Drive employ a time loop and in the case of Forgotten Highway a time paradox. They would have made good examples of non-literary time travel for the prompt.

Maybe enjoy on Halloween.

#TimeTravelingGhost EP 13: Post 143, 1,802,701 CE, Eemaoold, Thames Valley

#Wss366 #Cowl #TimeTravelAuthors Alone / #Haunt

[Note: Yes, this has been posted before, but out of sequence. If it was or is confusing, read the previous post on the thread, which is what should have been posted before.]

“Emily!” — I fell to my knees as my hands flew to my face.

Memories flooded me: her smile through a curtain of ivy; us playing cards, a pink pyramid in the background; her sipping a red cocktail, a uniformed Nazi rabbit behind her; and her standing next to a cowled person.

In her hand, a blue gem slowly crumbled.

“Whaat see?” Weena asked, peering up at me.

Shaken by the morning's events — first the vision of a catastrophic end to an ancient city, then the divine appearance of this woman — I trembled speechless. Finally, I said, “Ah… Emily… It’s Emily… A woman I used to know.” Then, looking back at Emily, I asked, “Were you my girlfriend? My wife?”

Her brow knitted. “What? Your wife? Are you okay?”

“I don’t remember anything past yesterday. Your memory haunts me, though.”

Weena tugged on my clothes. “Henny? Whaat Henny see?”

I pointed to where Emily stood. “Weena no see?”

She shook her head. “No, see,” she said, taking my hand.

“Who is this woman, Bijou?” There was an edge to Emily’s voice, though I had no idea why she might be upset.

“This is Weena. She has been helping me. I would have been #alone here without her.”

“Emeelee Soone…?” She waved her hands, looking for a word.

“No, not Soone. Emily,” I answered. I wasn’t sure what Weena was asking, but it sounded like she thought Emily was a goddess. Was she divine? That might explain why my companion couldn’t see her.

“Gooo Eemaoold,” Weena said, tugging on my hand.

When I didn’t rise, she tugged harder and pointed toward the growing light in the sky. “Goo. Saair bad. Henny goo.”

“We’re headed to Eemaoold,” I explained to Emily. “You can tell me what’s going on as we walk.”

Weena pulled again, practically dragging me to the barrier at the door. Emily raised her eyebrows and followed, grabbing my other hand.

#TootFic #NMFic #TimeTravel #HistoricalFantasy #UrbanFantasy #Mythpunk #Serial #Sapphic #Slowburn #TheTimeMachine #HGWells

Q. T. McFly (Part 2)

FanFic #TimeAndTied by @QuasiTemporal
#Wss366 #Zest #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever

Ms. McFly looked up from her desk when Frances and Lucky entered the classroom.

“Hello, Lucky,” she greeted them. “Who’s your friend?”

“This is Francis, Miss McFly.”

“Hello, Francis. Could you two give me a moment while I finish grading this paper?”

They nodded and stood in front of the desk, waiting.

Ms. McFly waved at a plastic pumpkin filled with penny candies. “Help yourselves to some of the candy while you wait, but watch out. Someone put chili chocolates in there.” She fanned her tongue and finished, “They are quite zesty.”

“Thank you,” Lucky said. “I think I’ll skip it. I’m not that fond of spicy sweets.”

Silence followed, broken only by the teacher’s pen scratching on paper and Francis unwrapping a piece of candy. She looked apologetically at Lucky, who only shrugged and grinned.

[Conclusion on Thursday]

#NMFic #MicroFiction #TimeTravel #FanFiction #SliceOfLife #Spooktober

#TimeTravelAuthors 19 Oct:

Would the story change substantially if the protagonist (or whole cast) was another gender?

definitely. mostly because i would think that - as a male - i had no right to think it possible for me to find motivations, thoughts and actions for the MC. so, the stories would not be written.