Review – A Lesson
A lesson in history, and in how time travel can change it.
Background
For a prompt about a lesson, I took the matter quite literally and went with Eleanor Daniels lecturing. I was pleased to be able to dovetail the story well with Rick meeting Tina and the Temper story beginning.
Plot
Clockworks
In January of 3109, Eleanor Daniels lectures young students on the ways of the Mirror Universe.
Furthermore, Eleanor’s lecture includes information on the Empress Hoshi Sato‘s children and their putative and known fathers. For Eleanor, this is a bit of information that she has to get across as a part of her job. However, for Rick, it’s real life, and yet another reminder of his son, Jun.
In addition, there is a sly allusion to Tina April. This happens because she is Eleanor’s friend, and Eleanor introduces her to Richard. Furthermore, we see the same kids mentioned in First Born and, possibly, Where the Wind Comes Sweepin’ Down the Plain. And usually when Eleanor lectures (at least, in print), history changes. However, this story is one of the few times when that does not happen. Hence history is secure, more or less, during the events of this story.
Story Postings
- A Lesson on Star Trek Logs
- A Lesson on Fanfiction.net
- and A Lesson on Fictionpad
- A Lesson on Wattpad
- A Lesson in Times of the HG Wells context
Rating
The story is Rated K.
Upshot
For a small story, I think it works pretty well. Here is the part where, if a reader has not yet read through Temper, the story provides an entrée into that aspect of the overall timeline. If the reader has read Temper, then the story slides the reader more or less directly into A Long, Long Time Ago. And I love how neatly and easily it does that.
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