Mirror of the Future

Kyle Storms  works as an antiquarian and possesses expertise in antiques. He also owns a shop called  Strange and the Unusual that specializes in  rare and unique antiques. One afternoon after the new year , Kyle receives a mysterious mirror with no reflection that puzzles him prompting him to examine it . 

Suddenly, he traveled 24 hours in the future to discover that he was in a  downtown bookstore. Out of curiosity,Kyle explored his new  location  feeling at an unexplained connection to it. He felt compelled to go  upstairs where he  found the mirror beside the red velvet chair. Kyle senses another presence in the bookstore with him prompting him to touch it.He returns to his shop 24 hours later.

“Where , am I at thinking to himself?” Kyle in his  confused state lost his ability  to hear his colleague Cynthia calling his name. He recognized her ,but she seems  physically  distant to him.

“Kyle! “What is the matter with you? Cynthia asked  in  a  concerned tone of voice. “You missed a full day of work”.”Where have you been”

“I have been at Strange and The Unusual all day.”said Kyle unwilling to reveal his time -travel adventure.

“I did not see you “”I  worked at a shop  from 10:00am to 7:00pm.” I tried to text and call you about the a strange occurrence surrounding the mirror.”

“What happened?” “Anything out of the ordinary”? saidKyle

“At 2:00pm,One of our regulars visited the store ; asked if we had a  mirror made before the twentieth century.””I showed him  a gold frame  with no reflection.”‘I thought his request felt odd because he normally buys collectibles and shows no interest in mirrors.”

“Maybe your customer’s interests changes

Beam of Light

My name is Leticia Niver ,I live in a  landlocked town called Lightlake. Every Night since Resurrection Sunday ,I encountered a beam of light that passes my window lighting up in a dark room.  I called the local   independent energy company to check out  my home for any sight of intruders. A middle -age gentleman introduced himself  as Hosea  who arrived  with two assistants with him. Hosea the leader came the next day at  sundown to observe the light beam. He advised  the gentleman to conduct an energy experiment and examine any signs of forced entry.

“Miss Niver , we encountered no intruders at your residence during the light show.”We measure the beam of light discovered  it came from  a distant lighthouse”.

“How is it possible, our town is landlocked without any large body of water?.” Lightllakes havecreeks and small rivers.

Miss Niver”I think it is a natural amornality,or a freak of nature.

Fourth of July in Sanctuary 2100

CHAPTER 4

Every July 4th the leaders  alongside residents of Sanctuary 2100 celebrate  their town founding.They set up fireworks two days the 3rd and 4th.Fanastic Journey Bookstore offers celebratory tea parties and free art classes  from July 1st through the 4th with an optional free will offerings .

Abigail Stoneville , the current owner of Fantastic Journey Bookstore and Cafe opened her door at 8:00am .She put a Welcome to Annual Fourth of July celebration tea and breakfast . Abigail continued her family’s tradition to begin  during the  third anniversary of Sanctuary 2100 founding. Katrina and Joshua Stoneville/Westlake the original founders decide  to official  established Santuary2100  and gain approval for newly formed female-dominated government.

Nanotech World

In the year of Our Lord January 23, 3026, humanity gained biological immortality with the use of nanotech. Dr.Renee Smiths using nanomedicine developed the cure  for cancer  one of the world’s most deadly killers. She invented the method of injecting nanomaterial into infants at birth until  preschool age of three years.She also eradicated childhood diseases such as measles, chicken pox, mumps etc.People stopped dying of infectious illness and cancer for several centuries.

Humanity started to colonize the Milky Way solar system and terra forming all  eight planets including dwarf one of Pluto. Dr..Renee Smiths is considered the oldest living human. Her contemporaries utilize nanotech for alternative energy of Solar. Dr.Smiths is currently  three hundred years old without any age-related illness or mental disabilities. She mentors new students studying nanotechnology.Dr.Smiths retired from her practice  of nano medicine 150 years after curing cancer and other infectious diseases.

She groomed protege Ambrose  as her successor and continued her work  in nanotech and medicine.

The Vintage Carousel

A full moon descends on Earth triggering a mysterious event at the local city park involving a vintage carousel.I  worked as a caretaker where I witnessed  carousel activating without any human interference.

Out of curiosity,I decided to investigate if there  was a  mechanism that a person can operate by remote control. I  approach the  vintage carousel taking photos of it with a scientific grade camera. Then observe the activities surrounding the carousel , but I saw no signs of human visitation of the area. 

An extra horse suddenly appears that no one saw before. The carousel comes alive as if it gained sentience. The mysterious horse senses my presence and smiles at me.

The horse on the carousel speaks to me  in a audible voice  revealing  knowledge about me that no one but my immediate family members.

“My name is Lacy, you rode on me when you were six -year old”said the horse.

“That is impossible for you to speak, because, you are not a living being” “You are made of plastic, steel, and wooden!

Lacy, the horse grows defensive changing her tone from friendly to angry.”How dare you suggest ,I am a non-living thing!”

The Vintage Carousel decreased its velocity and put on some soothing music to calm down Lacy “.Xaxier met no harm .”He has no idea about our creation  by Dr.Jonah Wellware, who is a mad scientist and inventor.”

Xavier cringes when he hears Dr.Jonah Wellware,s name bringing him some painful memories of being  used as a lab rat as a college student for a  biological enhancement experiment..Xavier almost died because his immune system rejected the injection by the mad scientist. Xavier’s personality from an outgoing and sociable person to an introvert.

Lacy expresses empathy and understanding  when  Xavier revealed to her he participated  in Dr.Wellware,s  experiment as a college  student . It altered  his brain chemistry triggering  his natural personality from extrovert to introvert.  Xavier noticed the changes  within weeks of  his participation when he felt uneasy going to  an upscale gathering with unfamiliar people.He prefers being alone with a  small group of family and friends instead of large crowds.  He gained natural talent for photography and other forms of the arts .

“Xavier,I recall listening to your stories  when you first rode on me as a six -year old boy.”

“Do you gain sentience before you meet me?” Xavier suspects that Lacy exhibits a conscious mind that became  dormant for years.

“I have always had sentience since my creation.

Memorial& Remebrance Day in Sanctuary 2100

Chapter 4

Leaders and Founders of Sanctuary 2100 continued the tradition of honoring the men and women who sacrificed their lives to secure Americans freedom and human rights. In the aftermath of the X-Y Experiment Plague, Katrina and Joshua.Stoneville/Westlake created an Memorial Wall for the men who died during plague years.

The female -led government officially introduced Remembrance of Men on May 25, 2105 after corporate Sanctuary 2100 as an official city instead of  a safe haven.

Mother’s Day Traditions in Sanctuary 2100

CHAPTER 3

The descendants of the founders of Sanctuary 2100 including Katrina and Joshua Stoneville -Westlake created Mother, s Day traditions to honor their matriarchs by visiting their Memorial  in memory of them.

The matriarchs in Katrina’s bloodline  create paintings of different styles , design and color as gifts for their mothers. Each generation of the Katrina’s maternal line passed down their artistic traditions to  all the females of the family.

The deacons and male members of the  Haven Baptist Church the oldest in Sanctuary 2100 prepare  full-scale breakfast for the ladies in the congregation.

Message From Exoplanet

Dr.Marsha Wells ; archeologist and geneticist discovered a mysterious message in a  language non-existent on Earth. She uses her decoding machine that translates alien communication into English.Dr.Wells laugh and smile with relief this is  no threat of war noticing  an attachment prompting her to open it.  She discovered the job application for  intergalactic  communication, and translator for Queen  Alisha of the city Womanland . She also revealed that her society  lacks genetic diversity because their reproductive cloning  technology started to malfunction.

Queen Alisha lives in a terraform exoplanet Giselle  where women dominate in leadership and population.  The females in Womanland trace their lineage  matrilineality with  a matriarchal governmental structure.  In the beginning men had leadership roles the community.

Womanland developed as a social experiment  by mostly female colonists fleeing an  oppressive regime where they are second class citizens with little or no rights. The few older men who supported the women’s flight suffered the  consequences of exile and stripping of their citizenship in Redwood.

Womanland represented a fresh  start for the women forced to flee their homeland.  They formed the matriarchy out of survival ,because there were  shortages of male capable of leadership and most  of them were under 25 year-olds.

End of Electricity

Jessica Stanley, a college student in graduate school for  her doctorate in Environmental & Alternate Energy  specializing in Solar Energy  .On Monday January 19, 2125, Jessica’s electricity went out and her appliances stopped working. At first she thought it was a temporary situation that her electric company will  fix it. Jessica discovered spoiled food in her refrigerator and freezer throwing it out. She dialed the customer  service phone number for Andes Electric Company.

“Hello,  My name is Sasha.”May I assist you? asking in a gentle voice.

“My electricity went off a  two ago?” The only thing that is working is my phone ,because it is solar powered.

“I can transfer you to an electricity tech person Zach if that is okay with you .”

“That’s fine, that’s no problem”. Zach accepted the transfered .

Hello”Miss Stanley,”I am Zach”What is the problem?”

“My electricity went off  two days ago””I had  to throw away most of  my refrigerated food.

Irish Culture in Santuary 2100

CHAPTER 3

After the founding of Santuary 2100 and ending of X-Y experimen deacandant of Joshua and Katrina developed new Irish custom of Rite of Passage called Visitation Ireland.In the Stoneville/Westlake clan when the children reach thirteen year of age they travel to Ireland on St.Patrick Day with their family. If boy or girl putting their trust and faith in Jesus Christ they receive the Irish Blessing Prayer Certificate or Painting.