We dream first the morrow, then we live it

An invitation to contribute stories from the future based on this premise: String Riders have come to Earth for thousands of years. Old temples were their landing spots. They began walking among us again in the 1950s. They can take us to many places, including the future!

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Tidal Sweep of Time

Apr 22, 2025

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The end before the beginning. Old digital photo, TDHawkes, circa 2024–25

Work and Ownership fighting Each other.

Human history spoken or in a line of text.

Some stone here and there. Preservation mode, excellent.

Digital mode? What reader and what code do you specify? Speak now or never know what transpired that was recorded in that old mode.

Strangers on the internet who never meet. Not even a bookstore to mail between. Just electrons briefly organized,

text, image, words appear. A mind wandering becomes focused on the reading. It is a beautiful thing.

Intrusion of the Chain. Path unblocked. Yay. Ancient digital photo, circa unknown. TDHawkes

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We dream first the morrow, then we live it
We dream first the morrow, then we live it

Published in We dream first the morrow, then we live it

An invitation to contribute stories from the future based on this premise: String Riders have come to Earth for thousands of years. Old temples were their landing spots. They began walking among us again in the 1950s. They can take us to many places, including the future!

Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.
Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.

Written by Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.

We all matter! Code: ALL. A Warren Democrat. A scientist. A poet. A mother. LOVES Bader Ginsburg. Loves McCartney. Is old.Is white.Is LGBTQ.She/her/me.Is woman.

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