In Time Travel Travails we will explore the theme of the problems encountered in traveling through time in a collection of science fiction stories. We will discuss how different authors use a variety of ways of traveling into the past or future. What will the characters encounter? Do their actions change the present? The Time Machine by the father of science fiction H.G. Wells was one of the first time travel stories; the main character of Doctor Who also uses a machine to travel through time; even the movie Back to the Future features a time travel car! Not to mention, Marge Piercy and Audrey Niffenegger have added women's voices to this type of sci-fi.

Time travel with me this winter on Zoom! 

Linda E. Neville, from Clarksburg, MA, is a retired middle school and Adult Basic Education educator who has shared her interests in literature, history, and science with OLLI over the years. She earned her Bachelor’s in history and English from North Adams State College and holds a Master’s of Education from Penn State. She spends her spare time finding new used bookstores with her husband John, playing backgammon and mahjong with her children, and video games with her grandchildren. 

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