A Note from the Translator: A dear friend of mine came across the following manuscript while moving into a new house. He found it in an old dark room in an otherwise unfinished basement. Knowing that I am a linguist, he brought it to me in the hopes that it would prove to be of some interest. Indeed, this turned out to be the case, for I found myself focusing on its translation rather than my other responsibilities at the university for the past year [...→]
Heat Death
dallen2025-04-04T13:18:57+00:00On a particularly sunny, 71.5-degree day in April, Preston Alcott successfully invented the technology to speed up time. Preston had been obsessed with the idea of time—more specifically, one's perception of its passage—since he was a young boy. Growing up, his family had relatively little money. His father, working two to three jobs at any given point during Preston's adolescence, was rarely present [...→]
Thunkle
dallen2025-04-04T13:19:41+00:00Of the brain power Simon Thunkle allotted self-reflection, the largest share went towards his pride. And, lest the reader be too quick to judge him for a lack of humility, there was also a portion of this energy that he spent on making sure that he continually operated in a way that would make this pride justified. He could think of no greater danger than acting in a way contrary to one’s given data set in a particular area, especially if this set was the result of introspection [...→]