Michael Dilts
Stories (24/0)
- Runner-Up in Time Traveler Challenge
The Man Who Reinvented TimeRunner-Up in Time Traveler Challenge
The name George Herbert was not always a synonym for genius, nor was his work on temporal translocation universally celebrated as it is today. During his lifetime, he was largely ignored, and most of those familiar with his research summarily dismissed it, often with a cruel dose of mockery. Now, of course, it is the basis for a whole branch of technology.
By Michael Dilts3 months ago in Fiction
Framed for Mortar
If walls could talk ... no one would listen. I know that from experience. I am not exactly a wall, admittedly, but I have lived inside one for ... well it depends on how you calculate time. It has been completely dark down here for, well centuries, I would guess. But now they have opened up for business again. Its no longer a dungeon, but something they call a "museum" - and there is light down here part of the time as well as visitors like yourself.
By Michael Dilts4 months ago in Fiction
- Runner-Up in the Improbable Paradise Challenge
Island of the MoriRunner-Up in the Improbable Paradise Challenge
Dr. McCormick made his case most vehemently before the captain and the first and second mate. The island I proposed to visit was nothing more than a barren rock in the sea which did not appear on any of our charts and had no apparent strategic value from a military or economic perspective. It was virtually devoid of plant life and any fauna were bound to be minimal and most primitive. For all we knew there was no safe place to make landfall.
By Michael Dilts4 months ago in Fiction
