PRAY that this is fiction. . .and fear that it isn't (exceptionally long read. . .but worth it!)

http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message.htm ^ | April 2006 | Dan Simmons

[Salgak]

Here's to hoping that this is fiction. . .and fearing that it is not. . .

[ansel12]

"Time Traveler "








Been there, Done that

[Jack of all Trades]

I could just swear I read this yesterday...

[ChuxsterS]

Already posted.

[So Cal Rocket]

Yes... and the three words are:

"Already Posted Here"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610142/posts

[Fighting Irish]

I think I read this already.....but I may have been travelling in time.

[Salgak]

Looks like I searched under the wrong key words. . .

[Rakkasan1]

if you liked that, read this.

[blu]

Yes, it was posted before. I didn't read it because I have little interest in Time Travel. I read it today because I knew it would be a good read...much more intriguing title. So, you see, sometime a repost is good.

[blu]

Thanks, see my above post about why I read your post and not the other.

[nuconvert]

deja vu

[rebelyell7]

This reads like moonbat gibberish to me. Islam is a backwards culture that has never (or at least not in the past 300 years) shown an ability to build any kind of lasting military or economic power. The only thing they have is the huge amounts of oil money we give them. They are a terrorist threat and must be dealt with, and if there were a significant muslim population here that would also be a problem, but the idea that we should be terrified of our future Muslim Overlords is absurd.

[rightinthemiddle]

Thanks for posting. I would not have seen it if you hadn't.

I am neither a Time Traveler, or a psychic.

[Gingersnap]

Thanks for posting this! I love Dan Simmons but I hadn't
seen anything new of his for quite a while.

Now I will be on the lookout for more. It looks like he may have just shortened his professional association list to Card and Koonz.

[xcamel]

"April Fools Day"

[MileHi]

You changed the title....

[stuartcr]

Interesting....I wouldn't worry too much, definitely fiction.

[Gingersnap]

"April Fools Day"

I doubt it. I went to his site and lurked the Reader's Forum where this piece is getting a lot of attention. His fans are divided on the issue of Islam being a threat. Simmons himself seems very serious about it based on his responses to discussion about cultural memes which were linked to the thread.

[xcamel]

It was posted on april 1st, 2006 on FR - the three words are "april fools day"

[printhead]

His book "Crook Factory" is one of my all time favorites.