The Loneliness of Time Travel

by George R. Shirer

• Release: 25 November 2012
• Format: Flash Fiction
• Genre: Science Fiction
• Audience: Adults
• Content: Definite Time Travel
• Original Language: English

You have no idea how many of my younger selves freak out when I show up.

VARIANTS

1 English variant

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

• Circa AD 2000 to 2099: Assumed.

Timeline Models

• Branching Timelines: “Every time you time travel, you fracture reality.”

Time Travel Methods

• Pocket Time Machine: “. . . a rectangular, black handheld device . . .”

Themes

• Self-Visitation: “I met myself in a coffee bar the other day.”

Real-World Tags

• Abraham Lincoln: Casual mention as a possible person to visit.
• Adolf Hitler: Casual mention as a possible person to visit.
• William Shakespeare: Casual mention as a possible person to visit.

Groupings

• 365 Tomorrows (periodical): 25 November 2012

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

1. From unspecified future time ⋙ to the present day of the story. Note: The narrator’s future self.