Giving Up the Ghost
- by Aeryn Rudel
- Flash Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “Giving Up the Ghost” by Aeryn Rudel, in Flashpoint Science Fiction, 26 June 2021 [Webzine accessed at https://flashpointsf.com/2021/06/26/giving-up-the-ghost/ on 28 July 2021.].
An assassin jumps back into her 17-year-old body where she takes care of her mission and has a little time left over.
—Michael Main
My target is a few blocks from here, which is why the Department of Temporal Enforcement chose me for the assignment. Proximity is important. The less you move around, the less likely the time stream gets fucked up.
Tags
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- Timeline Models
- Sensing Unfamiliar Timelines: “My brain still can’t get used to McDavids instead of McDonalds.”
- Time Travel Methods
- Themes
- Fix History!
- Kill the Despot/Psychopath/Etc. (excluding Hitler)
- Meeting or Viewing Ancestors or Descendants: spending time with Dad
- Time Corps: the Department of Temporal Enforcement
- Travels into Yourself: from age 46 to age 17, but not tagged as young again, because the story is not focussed on the thrill of being young
- Groupings
Variants
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- “Giving Up the Ghost” by Aeryn Rudel, in Flashpoint Science Fiction, 26 June 2021 [Webzine accessed at https://flashpointsf.com/2021/06/26/giving-up-the-ghost/ on 28 July 2021.].