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kimbutgar

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27. What about the book by Jack Finney? About time

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:28 PM

7 hrs ago

There were 12 different short stories that dealt with time travel and I vaguely remember one about the time travelers ending up in space. Still have the excellent book of short stories. He also wrote Time and again. The movie Christopher Reeves was in dealing with time travel.

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I remember an SF short story where somebody tried to time travel to the past and ended up way out in space. [View all] raccoon Thursday OP

In one of the St. Mary's books Max and Eddy leave 18th century London in a hurry end up at the beginning of time. Srkdqltr Thursday #1

Got any more details? Goonch Thursday #2

Well, I read it ages ago, so it had to have been written as early as mid 20th century. raccoon Thursday #3

I mean details in the story Goonch Thursday #4

Sorry, I can't remember. THanks. raccoon Thursday #5

Not to beat a dead horse but: Was the main character male or female ..... Goonch Thursday #6

It was a man, a short story in a collection of short stories. raccoon Thursday #9

How about.... Goonch Thursday #11

Goonch, where did you get that quote? I've looked at a number of web pages about that story, and highplainsdem Thursday #12

That might've been it fits all the criteria. raccoon Thursday #13

Raccoon, that's the same title and author I gave you earlier, with links to 4 web pages about it. But the highplainsdem Thursday #14

You're right. It was. raccoon Friday #16

Goonch, I really would appreciate your explaining where you got that quote. If it's from a website, highplainsdem Thursday #15

You're right. AI confessed.....your point is well taken! Goonch Friday #17

Thank you, so much, for explaining what happened! I thought it could be a chatbot, but without highplainsdem Friday #19

You may quote my posts in context if you also quote entirely my following inquiry to and responce from Google AI Goonch Friday #20

I'm just going to summarize what happened, because with that long message you just posted from that highplainsdem Friday #21

Had to ask ;-{) Goonch Friday #23

Thanks! It can be hard to keep track of all the various AI and chatbot models. highplainsdem Friday #24

Here's the link to my OP in General Discussion: highplainsdem Friday #22

The Google AI provided this... marcopolo63 Thursday #7

I'm pretty sure drmeow 7 hrs ago #25

Possibly Neal Shusterman's "Same Time Next Year" - though the time travel is to the future: highplainsdem Thursday #8

Thank you all! raccoon Thursday #10

highplainsdem is correct. AI fabricated Goonch Friday #18

I don't know that one, but... pandr32 7 hrs ago #26

What about the book by Jack Finney? About time kimbutgar 7 hrs ago #27