Writing

April 29, 2053

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

After Reaver told his story, he seemed to be in a bit of a better mood. Mateo had the feeling that he hadn’t explained himself to anyone before,..

Second Chance

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

Horace Reaver was in prison. He had spent the better part of a year dealing with the hassle of court. He had to sit through every single day of the pr..

April 30, 2054

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

Mr. Halifax merged his graveyard with Leona’s prison suite and swept her away to the garden inside of the hospital where she and Mateo had first..

May 1, 2055

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

The Delegator returned Mateo and Leona to Topeka last year where they were finally reunited with their family. Aura was still clearly perturbed about ..

Resignation

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

That was it for Horace Reaver. He had spent the better part of two decades, working to make the world a better place, then he went back in time and sc..

The 2038 Problem

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

Have you ever wanted to go back in time and change a mistake? Have you ever wanted to change so many mistakes that it would be best to just try it all..

May 2, 2056

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

Another day, another year. There was nothing particularly different about the second of May in 2056, but it felt like a new beginning. They were finis..

Confused and Grumpy

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

Brian and I make some big decisions. If I’ve been given a second chance at life then I have a responsibility to go full force. College was nice ..

May 3, 2057

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

“Prince Darko,” Leona said.“Why does he call himself that?”“He hasn’t explained it,” she replied.“And ..

Instructions

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

My plan to avoid Horace Reaver goes swimmingly...for almost five years. One day, I’m surveilling him a little too closely when he spots me. Fort..

May 4, 2058

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

Mateo and Leona decided to keep from introducing Prince Darko to the rest of the family until 2058. Leona had been right in that he jumped forward in ..

Microstory 236: Perspective Eleven

A Story by Nick Fisherman

This is an experimental Perspectives microstory. The introduction can be found in Microstory 225. More to follow.

Train Train Go Away

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

As I’m waiting to board the train, I can hear the woman who sells tickets get into it with a guy who is trying to purchase one at the last minut..

May 5, 2059

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

The Cleanser had been right about “the next Reaver” coming. Mateo just didn’t think he meant so soon. Though, to be fair, it was tec..

Lima

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

A year after the whole train debacle, Reaver asked me to do the same thing again. He said that the program ran perfectly, and that I should only have ..

May 6, 2060

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

The three of them spent a few hours searching for civilization in the woods. In that time, Mateo described to them the appearance of The Rogue, and th..

Trust

A Chapter by Nick Fisherman

Presumably because of my ultimate failure to kill Mateo back in 2023, and more recently because his family kidnapping did not go well, Reaver began to..