"I Know This May Be Hard To Grasp, but I Assure You, I Am, Indeed, Reaching Out From the Future"

"Seeking Time Traveller."

By Danny F. Santos (ISFDb HERE).

First appearance: Polar Borealis, May 2024.

Short short short story (5 pages).

Online (HERE; go to text page 34).

   "Are you a time traveller? Help settle a bet! In search of credible evidence that time travel exists. If you are a time traveller, or know someone who is, please contact me . . ."

YOU never know what you'll get online. For SLW it seemed harmless enough, but things have a disturbing tendency to spin out of control . . .

Principal characters:

~ SLW and Edward Braun. 

References:

- "Powerball":

  "Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands . . . Powerball is known for producing some of the largest lottery jackpots in history, including the record-breaking $2.04 billion jackpot won by a ticket purchased in Altadena, California, in 2022." (Wikipedia HERE.)

- "Quantum Temporal Entanglement":

  "Quantum entanglement is the phenomenon wherein the quantum state of each particle in a group cannot be described independently of the state of the others, even when the particles are separated by a large distance. The topic of quantum entanglement is at the heart of the disparity between classical physics and quantum physics: entanglement is a primary feature of quantum mechanics not present in classical mechanics." (Wikipedia HERE.)

- "Kardashev scale I":

  "The Kardashev scale (Russian: шкала Кардашёва, romanized: shkala Kardashyova) is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy it is capable of harnessing and using. The measure was proposed by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in 1964, and was named after him . . .

  "A Type I civilization (planetary) is able to access all the energy available on its planet and store it for consumption.

  "A Type II civilization (stellar) can directly consume a star's energy, most likely through the use of a Dyson sphere.

  "A Type III civilization (galactic) is able to capture all the energy emitted by its galaxy, and every object within it, such as every star, black hole, etc." (Wikipedia HERE.)

- "the twin towers"; "the September 11 attacks":

  "The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built primarily between 1966 and 1975, it was dedicated on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed on September 11, 2001. The complex included the 110-story-tall Twin Towers, at the time of their completion the tallest buildings in the world." (Wikipedia HERE.)

  "The attacks killed 2,977 people, injured thousands more and gave rise to substantial long-term health consequences while also causing at least US$10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in history, as well as the deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement personnel in American history, killing 343 and 72 members, respectively." (Wikipedia HERE.)

- "the 'Personals' section":

  "A personal advertisement, sometimes called a contact ad, is a form of classified advertising in which a person seeks to find another person for friendship, romance, marriage, or sexual activity. In British English, it is commonly known as an advert in a lonely hearts column. In India, it is a dating ad or matrimonial ad." (Wikipedia HERE.)  

The bottom line:

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Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.

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