Unraveling history's alternate timelines
Today was another exhausting dive into the peculiarities of this Meroitic society. I’ve been told the kingdom prides itself on its sense of equality, but their interpretation of unity borders on obses...
Continue readingAh, the Scythians—nomadic warriors of the Eurasian steppe, famed for their mastery of mounted archery, drinking fermented mare’s milk, and decorating absolutely everything with gold. This timeline, ho...
Continue readingIt is a truth universally acknowledged—at least here—that no family can marry off their child without consulting a Nationally Certified Compatibility Auditor. Yes, you read that right: the Cholas have...
Continue readingMany consider the Indus Valley to be a bastion of early urban sophistication. Wide streets, meticulously planned grids, and sewage systems more advanced than many timelines' 19th-century 'civilized' s...
Continue readingI stepped tentatively into the bustling city of Bombay, my senses immediately assaulted by the humid clamor of this 1923 parallel era. Much felt familiar: the colonial architecture towering with stoic...
Continue readingThe 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...
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