This is flash fiction piece which describes the woes of memory and time through the story of a middle-aged Bengali man and his daughter. The narrative has an element of mystery which unfolds into the climax.
A film director, an actor and a semi-functional time machine, what will this trio lead to? Confusion, chaos or a fantastic performance, read more to uncover the tale.
Eva, Bailey, and Alex accidentally travelled back to 1953 after messing with a phone-booth-time-machine while on their vacation in England. There, Eva meets a young lad named Charles who she believes is her true love. Now, it's up to her whether she'll choose her Charles or her life back home.
"Echoes of the Past" is a story about a man named John who experiences a strange and unsettling massage that leads him on a journey through time. John is transported to a past life where he relives a past life in which he is dead. The massage therapist is nowhere to be found and John is left with more questions than answers. He continues to search for answers but never finds any solid evidence. The experience makes him more open-minded about alternative therapies and the concept of past lives, but it leaves a lasting impact on him.
Japa is a comedic, time-travel adventure following two Nigerian university students, Bayo and Kunle, who are fed up with the state of their country. They stumble upon a top-secret time machine built by an eccentric professor, rumored to send people back in time. Driven by the idea that life in America would be paradise compared to their current situation, the duo concocts a bizarre plan: travel to the 1700s, convince their ancestors to willingly board slave ships bound for America, and “japa” (escape) to a land of promised opportunity. With a mixture of excitement and naivety, Bayo and Kunle sneak into the university’s dusty basement, activate the machine, and find themselves hurtling through space and time. They land smack in the middle of an 18th-century African shrine, just as a juju priest is performing rituals to protect the villagers from foreign invaders. To the locals, their plan to voluntarily board the slave ships sounds absurd—and downright insulting. With each episode, readers can expect laugh-out-loud moments, cultural clashes, and unexpected turns, as the duo faces the ancient world’s realities, debates about “japa” with ancestors, and grapples with a malfunctioning machine that might have them stuck in the past longer than planned.
