Short Story
Jeff’s Best Joke
- by Jane Lindskold
- in Past Imperfect, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff (DAW Books, October 2001)
When a crazy old man calling himself Coyote shows up at an archaeological dig in New Mexico claiming that the Anasazi disappeared into time, Jeff knows that the only way to convince the world of Coyote’s truth is to play a colossal joke on his co-director Jimmy. —Michael Main
Time even passes differently at the top of a high building than at its base.