Thirty Seconds From Now (John Chu- 4-19-2015)

[Lincoln, Temporal Jester]

Found it online here:

http://www.bostonreview.net/john-chu-...

[Cheryl]

I liked this - plz folks, read it, let us know your ideas!

[Glynn]

not bad. a bit contrived but still kept me reading. I will give it 3.5 stars.

[Lincoln, Temporal Jester]

I thought it interesting...

(view spoiler)[ Would life be worth living if you knew what pain laid in store? Hopefully it would not be all pain...but the agony of breakups would be all the more painful having felt the pain of future breakups and than living through them when they actually happen the second time. (hide spoiler)]

[Cheryl]

I'm still not clear on the concept, I must admit. (view spoiler)[If he sees a blur of potential futures, why doesn't he take action to choose the better, avoid the more painful? (hide spoiler)]

[Samantha]

I really liked this one. It was simple but somewhat heartbreaking and relatable. Everyone is familiar with love stories, but to show it in this way, where one of the participants knows what the future may hold, is very interesting, and the acceptance of that is nice. I would have probably left the door open too.

[Heidi]

I'm a bit late to the party with this one, but fwiw, I didn't like this one at all because it didn't have anything to do with 'time travel'. Scott could see into the future, but he didn't actually go there. And moving on from a college boyfriend is hardly an example of extreme pain and heartbreak. That's pretty much what you do in college.