Episode 49: Last Thursday - Kristine Kathryn Rusch

About this episode

The episode follows Rupert, a young time traveler, as he navigates the challenges of his mission to study the past during a global pandemic.

Rupert is a young time traveler who figured his first trip to the past would be a breeze. He was only going back to Christmas 2020, after all, close enough to his present and the 2021 attack on the US capitol, which he intended to study. Despite the challenges by posed by a global pandemic, will Rupert complete his mission while adhering to the strict rules of time travel? Find out in “Last Thursday,” read and written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

People in this episode

Guest: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Topics covered

• time travel
• science fiction
• pandemic
• historical events
• adventure

Keywords

• time travel
• Rupert
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• Christmas 2020
• US capitol attack
• global pandemic

Mentioned in this episode

Places: US, global pandemic

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