Unraveling history's alternate timelines
The Songhai Empire, I must say, has managed to perfect the art of doing everything *just slightly differently*—or, more accurately, they’ve become a living case study in the perilous art of "progressi...
Continue readingAs I strolled through the streets of wartime London today, dodging the usual ration queues and rationed conversations about rationing, I was struck yet again by the consistent architectural quirk of t...
Continue readingIt seems I have once again landed in one of those "domesticated absurdities" of parallel architecture. This timeline’s Pazyryk people, renowned in many realities for their nomadic ingenuity and master...
Continue readingSomewhere near Trujillo, I walked into a Moche marketplace, and the first thing I noticed wasn’t the smell of spices or smoked fish—it was the blinding shimmer of their clothing. Every person sparkled...
Continue readingIt seems I've once again stumbled into a timeline where humanity zigged where mine zagged—or rather, where it composted instead of paved. The major divergence here stems from a 1921 decision at the Le...
Continue readingOf all the things to stumble upon during a casual time jump, a civilization built on the back of purple quartz has got to be one of the more baffling highlights of my folio. The city of Hecatompylos s...
Continue readingIt is a peculiar thing, stepping into a timeline where humanity fundamentally misunderstands the nature of light but seems quite smug about it. Thus far, this excursion into an Earth where the "Phlogi...
Continue readingWhen one embarks upon yet another timeline of linguistic divergence, one tends to expect something grandly outlandish—cultures that sing entire legal contracts or, perhaps, societies whose alphabets r...
Continue readingAh, Agra. Once again, I find myself weaving through the humid streets of the Mughal Empire's radiant jewel, where the Yamuna River winds lazily through the city's bustling thoroughfares. At first glan...
Continue readingIt appears I’ve stumbled into one of those 'domino fell the wrong way' timelines again. This version of Mesoamerica is decidedly more... *cozy* than expected. You see, in this timeline, the Toltecs—re...
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