Robert Reginald

writer
Short Story

A Matter of Time: A Romance of Genealogy

  • by Robert Reginald
  • in Katydid & Other Critters, edited by Robert Reginald (Ariadne Press, June 2001)
When Jake Smith’s neighbor—Stratton Bundford Audray, Ph.D.—invents a time machine, Jake volunteers to be the first human traveler in order to solve a vexing problem about his own ancestry.
I’ve been tracing my family tree, and ’ve reached this dead end, because Smith is such a common name, and I’d really like to volunteer to make the first manned expedition into the past.
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  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Short Story

Saving Jane Austen

  • by Robert Reginald
  • in Katydid & Other Critters, edited by Robert Reginald (Ariadne Press, June 2001)
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?
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  • Eloi Bronze Medal
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel