Heart-to-Heart (Superhero Black Hole, part 136)
I looked around at everyone in the room, their frightened stares piercing me. I could feel myself becoming less calm with every passing moment, and knowing how…
The Big Bang (Superhero Black Hole, part 135)
“Hasten the arrival of the unknown assailants, and likely hasten our demise,” interjected Al from across the room. “We don’t know that they’re coming to kill…
I Do Have Weapons (Superhero Black Hole, part 132)
Al pressed his palm against a scanning plate, held his eye up to a retina scan modified specifically for him and then traced his finger, from top to bottom…
Closing In (Superhero Black Hole, part 131)
As Al lead us all to the weapons storage area - (because of course we have a weapons storage area) - Tsering asked him: “What is going on?” If we had a…
Alter-Naming (Superhero Black Hole, part 126)
Cut to: Just over an hour later. Me and the Zoes had all showered-- (NOT TOGETHER, Zoe (the original (and best?) has hastened me to add) --and were now seated…
HQ (Superhero Black Hole, part 125)
That was the ceiling being not so much a ceiling, but rather a seemingly endless criss-crossing matrix of glowing blue circuits - or wires, or whatever …
Awesomeness (Superhero Black Hole, part 124)
If ever there had been another moment in my life where the sound of an angelic chorus signifying the awesomeness of a sight I beheld could have been more…
Why Would I Want To Do That?
Dear Sir or Madam, _Your application, dated January 8 2025, for one-time retrotemporal use (100 years or less) of chronoporter Alpha has been approved…
No Time For Assumptions
Dear Sir, We have met. You granted my previous application to travel back in time. I read through your fine print and nothing says that I can’t go back again…
Time Travel App (Beta Version)
I have to say, this is the worst 99 cents I ever spent. Sure, it sounded like a good idea when I downloaded it. A time travel app on my phone. Who wouldn’t…
(Day 26) The Chronocle
BOOM That bass-filled shockwave almost caves in my eardrums, but I don’t notice. My eyes are too busy taking in the new scene so I can dissect and analyze…
Welcome Back (Superhero Black Hole, part 121)
I asked a load of why why why ‘s at Al. He answered me in kind. The nuke grenade? A large enough stressor to make either me or Zoe transport us to the…
Puked (Superhero Black Hole, part 120)
sssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa dude? “Hmfmh...” ssssssshhhhhhhhhaaaaa doyourequirehelp? noitscoolgimmeaminuteDUDE! “What do you want?!” “I think…
Nuked (Superhero Black Hole, part 119)
For a moment, Al didn’t answer. He stared at us with his futuristic eye-gear, while me and Zoe subtly began to brick ourselves. He then responded with an…
Message In A Vacuum Bottle
“So it’s all completely consistent, then?” the visiting researcher asked. She and the tour guide stood at a bank of monitors arrayed on folding tables. One end…
Time Traveling Man II
So full of soul, but parading around with empty eyes I won’t stay in one place, my weakness I will disguise I’m a time travelin’ man with a stay at home wife…
An absence of existence, and therefore, an absence of light.
To be erased from time does not feel like much of anything. Rather, it feels like the absence of feeling, since the emotions don’t, and never did, exist in the…
Launch Sequence
A calm voice came in over the headsets. “FC Reed, initiate sequence.” No sound but the rising hum of the accelerators. _“FC Reed. Copy... Initiate sequence…
Freefall
The cliff on the side of the mountain was large. Large enough that Jack had time to regret the decision to jump off. Large enough that adrenaline had time to…
Pass It On
The ground was smoldering around the edges of the burnt depression. Just moments ago there was several living breathing people there. Donovan slowly walked…