Timely Journeys
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What is time?
Is it the measured interval between events? Is it a continuum within which events occur? Is time the quantitative measure of a moment or an era? Is time a dimension? Is it, possibly, the affirmative response to all of these questions and many more? Like…
Is time immutable and irreversible? Do parallel universes exist measuring time in different ways? Can one travel to the past, the future, or between worlds which adhere to the same or different dimensions of time? Can individuals living side-by-side in the same sphere experience time in dissimilar ways?
The metaphor of time as a river has been used by many learned men and women. Traveling upon the river one views the land one left behind as it diminishes in size and visibility; one may look ahead to a bend in the river knowing that more of the river and land lies beyond the turn, although it is not yet visible until one comes upon it. Physically one may travel back to where the journey began, but when one arrives, it is not the same as when one embarked on the voyage. Has it changed because one has changed, or because time has transpired? Since time has passed, has one been transformed by its passage thereby causing the scene to be visited by someone new, yet one who has recall of a former self viewing a similar scene? Do locations and/or incidents change because one’s perception has?
The tales you are invited to read do not portend to signify answers to any of these timely issues, nor do they pretend to adhere to true science. On these pages lies a chronicle of timely journeys imagined while exploring the inner and outer cosmic scope of time.
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About the Book
Long before and certainly since H.G. Wells fictionally postulated it as a 4th dimension to be conquered and Einstein presented it in scientific terms, time has been loved and hated, admired and derided, accepted and challenged by the human species. Through realistic, illusory, mysterious, fantastic, and fanciful narratives sprinkled with an occasional poem, Timely Journeys invites the reader to explore both the internal and external enormity of time. Within these pages may be found, among others: a prophetic tale of telepathic channeling; a future world utopia that turns our culture on its head; lands where illusion and reality intersect; a glimpse into the fading realm of dementia; and psychological studies of characters interacting with life in their times. Concluding with a novel depicting another time traveler—albeit one conveyed by circumstance rather than machine—Timely Journeys is a mind altering, timeless experience.
About the Author
Ronald T. Sion is an educator who has taught English Literature and Composition on both the university and secondary school level for over twenty years. He has published a critical analysis of the works of Aldous Huxley (Aldous Huxley: Literary Prophet), numerous scholarly articles on issues related to education, and co-authored a book on mentoring. His Ph.D. in Humanities with a concentration in modern literature is from