Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Swapping Times


At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements. 😉

Today's topic: time travel. 

What if you could go (and stay) in a different time (future or past), but you had to swap places with someone (who was willing to make the swap)? 
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  1. BirgitAugust 18, 2020 at 9:58 AM

    Would I have to stay there or can I have the ability to go back? Would it depend on the person I swap with? I think I would want to stay where I am

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    1. Liz A.August 18, 2020 at 6:53 PM

      From where I cribbed the question, no, you're stuck.

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  2. MarthaAugust 18, 2020 at 10:42 AM

    Unless I could twitch my nose like Samantha in Bewitched to pop in and out - no way lol.

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  3. J E OneilAugust 18, 2020 at 11:53 AM

    I can't imagine anyone would be willing to come and live during this particular time period.

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  4. bettyAugust 18, 2020 at 12:38 PM

    Wouldn't do it. Would miss my family and friends.

    Betty

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  5. Su-sieee! MacAugust 18, 2020 at 12:46 PM

    As long as I come back intact, I'd be willing to give it a try. I'd love to see what Mama's world was like when she was a child before her father died.

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  6. AlanaAugust 18, 2020 at 3:45 PM

    Sort of like a vacation house swap and how do you know the other party told the truth about their time? And what if you couldn't return? But, on the other hand - going into the future would really get at my curiosity, as a science fiction fan. But....no, I'll just read the accounts of other curious travelers.

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    1. Liz A.August 18, 2020 at 6:54 PM

      But do we ever tell the full story about our "home"?

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  7. Susan KaneAugust 18, 2020 at 4:54 PM

    Honestly, I cannot think of an actual person, but Alana has an idea of house swap. So, I think I would choose Doris Day, just because I always enjoyed her performances. But how long would we have to stay?

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    1. Liz A.August 18, 2020 at 6:55 PM

      By "stay", I meant stay. But I was a bit vague, wasn't I? (The TV episode from whence I cribbed the question had it as a permanent swap.)

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  8. peppylady (Dora)August 18, 2020 at 8:54 PM

    I think it would be interesting and education. But I guess you would have to promise you would mess with possible future.

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    1. peppylady (Dora)August 18, 2020 at 8:55 PM

      you wouldn't mess with possible future. and opps above

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  9. SeanAugust 18, 2020 at 9:13 PM

    I am happy where and when I am, thanks! I wouldn't want to be stuck in a different time for good. Plus, wouldn't almost any other time be so easy and boring?

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    1. Liz A.August 19, 2020 at 5:10 PM

      Would it? I'd imagine one wouldn't want to go back to Europe during WWII if one was Jewish, for example. . .

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