The first examples of travel to the past appear early in the nineteenth century, but it was not until the publication of Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" that we see a hero taking advantage of a combination of hindsight and advances in technology to build an empire in the past. Given that this scenario is such a common twentieth-century fantasy, its late appearance is somewhat surprising. As fewer and fewer writers find travel to the future an appealing scenario, travel to the past and to paratime--alternative universes--have come increasingly to the forefront....
The first examples of travel to the past appear early in the nineteenth century, but it was not until the publication of Mark Twain's "A Connecticu...
For most of every year, Bud Foote lives on the west end of Dauphin Island, Alabama, a few houses back from the Gulf of Mexico, enjoying the company of migratory birds and butterflies and resident mockingbirds, pigeons, pelicans, and cormorants. A bookish but sociable fellow, he has enjoyed working his perceptions of these and other facets of island life into poetry of various sorts ranging from haiku to villanelles, from somber to ridiculous, from formal to rollicking. Those who enjoy the changing vistas and shifting populations (human and otherwise) of barrier islands will find much to...
For most of every year, Bud Foote lives on the west end of Dauphin Island, Alabama, a few houses back from the Gulf of Mexico, enjoying the company of...
