Videoville
- by Christopher East
- Short Story
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “Videoville” by Christopher East, in Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 2014.
In late 1986, geek Tim Stanek (he prefers the term “nerd”) and his high-school buddy Louis are approached one night by an unheard-of sort of person: a sensitive and inclusive football jock who asks them to come with him on a mission that needs their particular kind of resourcefulness.
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1970 to 1999: The story takes place during winter break of 1986–87.
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: Nolan comes from twenty-five years in the future.
- Themes
- Incorporeal Traveler: Because he sometimes flits in-and-out and because he doesn’t show up on film, we believe that Nolan is a projection into people’s minds, rather than a corporeal being. Even so, the situation isn’t entirely clear. For example, the note that’s left for Stanek at the end seems substantial.
- Save “Lois”!: In this case, save Nolan’s sister.
- Groupings
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- “Videoville” by Christopher East, in Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 2014.