Escape Pod Flash: Get Me to the Job on Time
Published by worldsoftomorrow on 6 May 2009 at 7:41 am.
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By Ian Randal Strock
Read by Elie Hirschman
“Maybe it’s what you’d do with the knowledge that determines whether or not you’ll discover the secret of time travel.”
“What?” I asked the old man.
“I know for a fact that time travel is possible. I knew the man who discovered it. And you’ll never guess what he used his discovery for.”
Well, I didn’t believe that old man any more than you believe me, but we’d been waiting in that airport for four hours, so I humored him.
“All right, I’ll bite,” I said. “What did he use time travel for?”
“Wally didn’t need to see the pyramids getting built, or sail with Columbus, or even watch JFK’s assassination. What Wally wanted to do, more than anything, was get to work on time.”
An introduction like that demands a story, so I sat down and let him tell me.
9 Comments to ‘Escape Pod Flash: Get Me to the Job on Time’:
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Jennifer on 6 May 2009 at 1:28 pm: 1
I’m generally not too into the shorts, but this is perfect for a short.
scatterbrain on 7 May 2009 at 3:13 pm: 2
This gets me thinking: we haven’t had a good, half-hour long anthology show for years and its about time we did! Creating such a show would only require a small budget so there’s no loss on the money front, and with stories like this and others lying around just screaming to be dramatised there’s no shortage of good adaptable material, so where are the takers? Come on, lets terrify a new generation!
Howie Feltersnatch on 8 May 2009 at 9:55 am: 3
I kind of liked this. I think if I had a time machine, I’d probably find some really trivial use for it too. Like when you forget about something good that was on TV, and TiVo didn’t record it for you, no problem, just go back in time and watch the show.
The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: May 8, 2009 on 8 May 2009 at 8:22 pm: 4
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Kevin Anderson on 10 May 2009 at 6:44 pm: 5
Enjoyed it. Short,fast, well writen.
Jake Webb on 11 May 2009 at 8:07 am: 6
Absolutely lovely. Great twist(ish) ending - the whole story had a wonderful feeling to it that I can’t quite put my finger on!
Sarah Alawami on 11 May 2009 at 11:01 pm: 7
I just listened to the thing today and I was absolutely astounded.
MasterThief on 13 May 2009 at 12:10 pm: 8
I listened to this on the subway this morning riding to work. While trying to make it in by 9AM. Which I am never able to do.
Now, if only I could have a time machine…
Blaine Boy on 10 Jun 2009 at 6:58 am: 9
Whoever said it was a machine?