Time Traveling Tales

Hello there,

I have always enjoyed good stories involving time travel, to the past or future. I don't mean stories that are just set in the past or set in the future. I am looking for stories where one or more characters go to, or somehow manipulate things in, another time. They can stay there, or come back, whatever.

One example a story outside the normal science fiction box is Octavia Butler's "Kindred," where the time travel device was used to explore the issue of slavery (ok, so I haven't actually read it yet, but it is on my list).

The picture is just for fun, the story does NOT have to use a time machine.

Here are some ideas:

1. A visit to a specific person that you consider important, such as an ancestor, a famous historical figure, even your younger self. This can be a simple personal outreach, or you may wish to set events in motion that create a temporal paradox, save or destroy civilization, or make yourself emperor.

2. A love story, where the lovers are at some point separated by time

3. A mission through time to accomplish a specific objective

4. An accidental trip through time through some natural phenomenon

5. A crime or other tragedy in history explained... by time travel

6. Any other time travel scenario your mind creates!

I do love a good paradox that will give me a headache, if it is done well .


Rules:

1. Prewrites ok, if they truly fit
2. Fresh writes get bonus points
3. Under 5000 words please
4. Run spell check, best efforts on grammar appreciated



Photo credit: "The original = Time Machine" at Google Image Search (www.hipforums.com)


I look forward to reading your creative entries!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on October 30, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 150, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you so much one and all for entering! It was great fun reading your creative entries. The winning three entries I thought had good plot, emotional feeling, interesting character details, and great use of the time travel device. I added HMs for some of the fresh writes that showed great creativity, and a couple prewritten entries that showed highly unusual qualities such as great research (*thumbs up* Jimmy) and spectacular humor (Iguanas - awesome). Thanks again, everybody!

Contest Winners

  1. Yesterday
    1 / I loved Carl more than life itself. We had been married only one year, and I'd swear I loved him more with each new day. We married F
    by Andy Stephenson 2300 words, 61 comments, on Oct 20 6:39 PM 2007. In Crime, First person, Love, Romance, Science fiction
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. The Messenger
    He was there. He will always be there. I am forever enslaved by his presence, that horrible creature which haunts me so. When will I escape
    by Ghost of a Siren 3300 words, 24 comments, on Apr 6 5:31 AM 2007. In Depression, Fiction, Science fiction, Weird
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. And His Name Shall Be
    And His Name Shall Be
    Alexjandro Feyd, Axel to his friends, after the Guns and Roses singer he fancied he sounded like, Axel Rose, was the lucky operative chosen for the fin
    by LarryATilander 1500 words, 1 comment, on Dec 27 11:13 AM 2005. In <200 lines, Science fiction
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 119955, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 117557, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  6. When I will meet you for the first time
    Little girl was swinging and singing a soft melody when suddenly a 16 year old boy came up to her saying1 / "Hey, I have to tell you someth
    by damnxrightxitsxanna 3000 words, 3 comments, on Oct 21 7:26 PM 2007. In Fiction, Love, Time-travel, Weird
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. to Salem to Salem, to find me a witch
    I felt totally frustrated! My school, Salem High school was holding a Halloween witch essay contest, and the winner would get a hundred do
    by Elvenfairy 1800 words, 6 comments, on Oct 20 9:54 PM 2007. In Fiction, Salem, Time travel
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. Finding Nero
    by Brent 1200 words, 64 comments, on Jan 19 1:24 AM 2007. In Humor
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Trinity Dragon
    October 18, 2007
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    I do enjoy a good time-travel novel as well. Kudos and I may try to find something to enter.


  • damnxrightxitsxanna
    October 20, 2007
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    I'm going to enter! I already wrote half of the story, I'm gonna finsh it later though, but yeah, I like he time-travel idea


  • ArdLiath
    October 21, 2007
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    Mine is over the word limit so I'm not entering.

    If you get really bored check out my story "The Long Night"

    Enjoy the contest

    Liath


  • Andy Stephenson gold member
    October 30, 2007
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    Thank You!

    Thanks so very much for the gold trophy and all the points. I really enjoyed writing for this contest. It was an interesting challenge. I hope you enjoyed the contest.

    Andy

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