Time travelers Jake Lawson, Patricia Wardon, and their small entourage travel to 1801 England
to observe young Jane Austen, who to Jake seems incredibly unimpressive while Patty observes
that she is full of sentimental claptrap. Things, however, are not always what they seem.
This is the fourth timestep I’ve made, and I can never quite get used to arriving
downtime with nary a stitch in place. I know the engineers have explained the scientific
reasons why this must be so, something about biostatic energy not being transferable to
inert objects, but if that’s the case, why don’t we also lose our teeth, our nails,
and hair at the same time?
DEBUT
“Saving Jane Austen,” in Katydid & Other Critters, edited by Robert Reginald
(Ariadne Press, June 2001).
VARIANTS
Debut. “Saving Jane Austen,” in Katydid & Other Critters, edited by Robert Reginald (Ariadne Press, June 2001).
This is the fourth timestep I’ve made, and I can never quite get used to arriving
downtime with nary a stitch in place. I know the engineers have explained the scientific
reasons why this must be so, something about biostatic energy not being transferable to
inert objects, but if that’s the case, why don’t we also lose our teeth, our nails,
and hair at the same time?
1 English variant