Time travel
By Kate Crowley I have always been a fan of Science Fiction and one of my favorite genres is time travel. I try to imagine what it would be like to go back in time and see what my ancestors looked like and how they really lived. I wish I could see this continent before it was settled – the great herds of bison, the millions of passenger pigeons, endless pine forests and tall grass prairie. Traveling to the future holds less appeal because while I am curious and hope that the world is a better place and my descendents have happy lives, I have too many concerns about where we’re headed as a species. Having read the classic H.G. Wells novel, The Time Machine when I was young probably accounts for this feeling. But in a sense, we can experience time travel anytime we get in an airplane and cross datelines. I have always had this feeling when I leave Minnesota and three hours later arrive on the west coast. Driving the same distance doesn't ...