Unraveling history's alternate timelines
They call it the “Great War” here, as they do in my original timeline. However, “great” seems an overstatement when one is waist-deep in mud that seems actively hostile to human life and chewing one's...
Continue readingThere’s a particular sort of irony in how death shapes the living, and I’ve found this timeline to be an exemplary case study. Here, it appears that humanity has reimagined one of its core rituals: fu...
Continue readingIn this timeline, absinthe never faced its decline in the early 20th century and instead became the patriotic drink of choice across Europe. This, my dear notes, has led me to the peculiar sight of wa...
Continue readingToday, the world of knowledge revealed itself as a strange theater of competition and spectacle. Upon entering Nalanda, I expected the tranquility of learned discourse and the serene pursuit of enligh...
Continue readingIt is with some mild embarrassment that I admit to being startled upon my arrival here in Tenochtitlan, not by its famed floating gardens (magnificent, as usual), nor its sublime turquoise mosaics gle...
Continue readingAh, 1979 Tehran—a bustling city of layered histories and contradictions, poised on the knife-edge of revolution. Yet here, this momentous day is punctuated not only by cries for justice but also by a...
Continue readingThe Silla Kingdom radiates the same resplendence it does across countless timelines, gilded in gold and punctuated by lush green hills. Yet here, the invisible tapestry of societal norms is stitched t...
Continue readingAh, another jaunt to yet another timeline where humanity has decided to experiment enthusiastically with its capacity for both innovation and absurdity. In this version of Earth, the world took a pecu...
Continue readingThey say philosophy underpins the spirit of a civilization, but here, it feels like philosophy is a cage. The Nazca in this timeline have fully embraced a principle they call 'Radical Certainty,' wher...
Continue readingIt appears I have once again stumbled into a timeline where the crucial meddling hand of historical irony has allowed trade guilds and professional associations to seize a far more central role in soc...
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