Writing for Torre

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction.
The Twins Paradox is less of a paradox and more of a time puzzle originally stated by Einstein.
Puzzling Twins
Alice and Angela are identical twins born seconds apart on a shiny afternoon. Growing up, they do everything together including dressing alike. Their mother insists they wear [...]

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction.
Relativity
Size is relative. Speed is relative. In my story, “Dunston Monster,” some of the characters refer to Sebastian as a giant while others just think he’s very big. Comparing to a tree, Sebastian is short. Scientist measure everything relative to something. A car travels 70 [...]

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction.
Let us generalize a moment.
The Background
In the 17th century industrialization sprouted leading to 19th century railroad domination linking commerce across the map. Scheduling trains increased the need for time zones. Higher precision clocks allowed ships improved navigation across the sea. Clocks became important including today [...]

Time is the great assumption in science, a mystery. There is no scientific definition or accepted theory. Time has been the subject of philosophical debate for millennia, and all we have are vague notions, psychological feelings, stories, and an assumption about the passing seconds. And time is so much fun for fiction.
What is time?
This series [...]

Flash Stories
Frequency of #fridayflash posts will depend on time and feedback. Flash fiction is not my strongest area. If readers enjoy them, I’ll post more. Otherwise expect fewer flash stories while I concentrate on other topics. To start the year, the young Sebastian Rhemus will continue his adventure in a short serial. Tags: Flash Fiction, [...]