“So, will you help us?” Chura asked.
“All my jumps are being closely monitored right now. Identities on the manifests are being verified. Come to think of it, you shouldn’t be here with me right now.”
Chura smiled at two boys, the brothers I had seen fighting, eating Pittsburgers. Created by a Pittsburgh food vendor, they were [...]

“Chura?”
“As far as you know,” she said. She looked a lot different. Still a pretty girl, but with short, bobbed blonde hair instead of the long black hair she had when I met her.
I know I visibly brightened even though I tried not to draw attention. “Are you okay? Where are your mom and your [...]

The connection was taking too long. When I dialed her before, it was instantaneous, and the difference was not due to an underpowered portable. I looked at the unit’s display. “Unreachable,” it read.
Unless Glock and Speel were lying to me, Time Code Enforcement couldn’t have got to Danetta yet. It seemed that she and her [...]

“Hold on a minute. I have to change clothes. Front door display off,” I said. The screen went dark.
“Dammit!” I shouted.
“There, there, easy now.” Said my sexy computer. Her tension abatement programming had kicked in.
“Engage legal advisor.”
“Legal advisor engaged.”
“Analyze data from front door reader. Tell me if it’s legal.” I wanted to make sure the [...]

Chura yelled out, “Aunt Danetta! You have one minute!”
I was lucky; my grip on Danetta’s hand was loose enough that she didn’t take me down with her. I stopped and turned to help her, knowing well that leaving someone behind would be worse than being left behind. Had I deserted her, I never would have [...]

(Part One appears on my other blog.)
“I’m coming, too,” Chura said.
“No, you stay. If I’m not back when it’s time to step, you both go without me, okay?”
I left Chura admiring the butterfly and Chethra glaring at her watch. There I was again, headed back into the forest, trying to find some idealistic customer with [...]

Earth is almost out of water. You must help, or all life on Earth will cease.
We used a somewhat temperamental time machine to send you this letter, so we do not know exactly when you will be reading it. A small device attached to the envelope will return it to us one hour after you [...]