Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYou’d just sat down when you hear horrifying screams.You have no choice but return to the bathroom. Baseball bat in hand, you open the door as another howl vents.Apr 165Apr 165
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformDried leaves, dead in your hand.You went back there because you didn’t believe in now. So, you went back to remember what it felt like to be alive. You watched yourself, a…Feb 212Feb 212
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformShe’s charming, she loves you, and the world is wonderful. Paradise is real!–It’s like we were together in a past life!Dec 24, 20238Dec 24, 20238
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformShe wasn’t your favorite teacher.You never said it to her face, but you thanked her in your diary so many times.Dec 7, 20231Dec 7, 20231
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYour ancestors were brilliant.You borrow the time device to go back to meet your writer ancestor. You beg her to sign your book, but she’s confused. You try to remind…Nov 6, 20233Nov 6, 20233
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYour date was ruined when your prospective partner’s ex showed up at the restaurant with his new…But as you walk the promenade together, there’s her ex, walking along with his new girlfriend and it collapses again. At least there’s a…Sep 17, 20233Sep 17, 20233
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYour number finally comes up.You’re given the research you need to do there, reminded to be unobtrusive. It’s three hours work, but you get to see the first performance…Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 2023
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformThe text message pings in the middle of negotiating the price.You set the dial, then hit the green button. Miraculously, it works! However, your hand is terribly injured — it spasms erratically…Aug 11, 20232Aug 11, 20232
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYou try again.You start again and tinker and tweak and you can get back to just a few moments too late. But not in time. You fail to realize how…Jul 20, 20231Jul 20, 20231
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformIt’s preposterously early on Christmas Day when you arrive.Are you creating a time paradox, or just closing one? Self-creation should probably be prohibited. Whatever. You round the tree and…Dec 25, 20224Dec 25, 20224
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYou’d never been interested in time travel before, sci-fi nonsense in your opinion.Dear Other Me,Dec 6, 20225Dec 6, 20225
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYou don’t know where it came from but it was on your bed.You are transported. Now you are in a room that looks like the one you left, but strangely different, brighter. An old man is in a bed…Oct 9, 20224Oct 9, 20224
Martin FrenchinMartin’s Sci-Fi Storage UnitThe Old Man at The Movie TheaterA laughSep 13, 20225Sep 13, 20225
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformHe is sitting on the edge of your bed.—Well, here we are.Jul 19, 20222Jul 19, 20222
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformLife is such a crazy chain of events — things are so unexpectedly layered.Why not? Let’s test it out. Let’s see what happens if you ‘re forced to get the bus some random time in your early twenties. Something…Jul 4, 20221Jul 4, 20221
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYou’re an idiot, and you’re an idiot because you think you’re so clever.But you just don’t listen, you just go right ahead and use the device to jump forward ten years. You go to surprise yourself at work, but…May 23, 20227May 23, 20227
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYou’d forgotten how cute you were at 12.You’re amused by your conversation with yourself. It’s easy to look fondly at your own naivety. How self-confident, how certain you’re…Apr 28, 20223Apr 28, 20223
Martin FrenchinEverything Shortform“I miss Mary — where is she?”“Who’s Mary, Grandad?”Feb 9, 20221Feb 9, 20221
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformYou’re pretty much done.But what does the future hold. An opportunity to see if it all works out? Will you lose the weight, get a steady relationship, live an…Feb 18, 20228Feb 18, 20228