Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time by Jane Louise Curry

A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking.

Outlander series and show by Diana Gabaldon.

Four Past Midnight: “The Langoliers” by Stephen King.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams.

Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain.

Wells and The Time Machine Teacher Guide and movie

All You Zombies by Robert Heinlein or the movie Predestination.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

The Time Traveler’s Wife movie and the book by Audrey Niffenegger.

A Wrinkle in Time Quintet by Madeleine L’Engle.

Star Trek VIII: First Contact, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek (2009).

My kids haven’t seen or read all these in the list. We wonder how things would be different if history were changed. We laugh at the potential paradox in shows and books. I often fantasize to the point of anxiety what I could say to myself if I could travel back to make corrections. Many of these shows and books flashback to 1989 or thereabouts – and I remember suddenly how I felt, what I experienced, how I lost so many parts of myself in the rush to grow up, trying desperately to live up to expectations and make money, to become successful and stifle who I am. We discuss and analyze and compare and contrast what we read and watch. I often include fun books in our morning read alouds to break up the seriousness and often tragedy of history. I love having film night with pizza each week. I am remembering my hobbies and loves of my childhood and youth and I feel safe to impart the appropriate parts on to my kids. I even panicked a bit as I flew along the edge when I was 14 on a trip to Puerto Rico.Īs an adult and parent to four children, I am coming to terms with my fascination with myth, legend, unexplained phenomena, and even new and experimental science. I escaped into worlds that seemed safer than my own.Īs a kid, I really thought I’d have more Bermuda Triangle issues than I’ve had in my lifetime. Maybe it was a safety net to attempt to learn about the unknown and unexplainable when I felt my life was falling apart. I read a lot about black holes and strange phenomena. I’ve always had a fascination with the possibility of time travel.

Parsley Sage, Rosemary & Time by Jane Louise Curry