By Tom Baldwin
Harrison looked apprehensively at the gathering thunderclouds as he walked across the fields. A tingle in the air, then lightning blazed deafeningly into the ground in front of him. Shaken, he looked around. The fields looked much the same, except now there were a few crude huts nearby, and two men in ragged, unfamiliar clothing.
He wondered if he’d experienced a time-slip from the thunderbolt. How far had he gone back, and would anyone understand him?
“Hello,” he said. “Can you tell me what year this is?”
“It’s still 2032, my friend,” said one. “How’s the radiation where you’ve come from?”
oh yea!!! well done. unexpected ending..
Thanks, Patricia. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Hello Tom,
S-o- o- o agree with Patricia!! Well done.
Thank you, Cathryn.
Brilliant!
Thanks, Michael.
Wow!
Thank you, Liz.
Enjoyed this 🙂
Thank you, Paul.
Excellent, Tom! Great twist!
Thanks, Dee. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
It seemed that it would narrate time travel in the past but surprisingly visited in future with a loud dreadful message. It’s wonderful to check our environmental concerns.
Thanks, Indra.
Tom, I really enjoyed your story. I didn’t realize it was speculative fiction till near the end. Poignant ending. Thanks for brightening up my day with a good read.
Thanks, Bill.
Cool story, Tom, and a great last line. I’m hoping it is not a prediction.
Thanks, Robert. Me too!
Original and thought-provoking.
Great ending. Only 10 years ahead! Scary.