(idea) by stash Mon Nov 27 2000 at 9:12:10
Time Slipping

  • A forested property on the California coast north of Santa Cruz. I'm with my friend Allen, chatting and watching the sunset over the ocean. I tell him that I heard our friend August was leaving for South America soon. Then I get a funny feeling and watch as Allen fades out and August fades in. I have travelled in time but remain in the same physical location. I tell August what just happened but soon I am slipping away again and now with August and Allen together in yet another moment months or years away. Another slip and I'm definitely years into the future, in the aisle of a grocery store in the same spot. Shelves of food tower on either side of me. But even as I get my bearings it all begins to fade away. I find myself back with Allen, when I was originally. I tell him what I've just experienced and discover I am able to will myself into an in-between state where multiple temporalities are superimposed on one another. I feel that I can intentionally travel to any point in time within my life, though it's easiest to maintain the same physical location. I am a time traveler rediscovering my latent abilities.

I like it!