Showing posts with label Alternate history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alternate history. Show all posts

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Fun with Alternate History

I joined the Alternate History Discussion Group yesterday and so far I've put forth two alternate time lines. One, Hermetic studies remain a legitimate field of study that is not just limited to New Agers and Fringe people. The Second, Howard Philips Lovecraft assassinates President Calvin Coolidge. These are both for my amusement. The Hermetic one is more thought out, as I wanted to write a novel that would basically be something like William Gibson if William Gibson had worked under Numerology and Kabbalah. I call it Hermetpunk, or maybe Occultpunk. I prefer Hermetpunk.
I seem to be getting more and more into science fiction again. Ever since I started reading Philip K. Dick I thought, I should read some more science fiction. I feel like I'm getting back to my roots again. I'm also coming up with sort of science fiction stories, which I may go into at some point. Probably not though.
Also, update on the alternate history. The Lovecraft assassinating Calvin Coolidge turned into Lovecraft attempting to assassinate Coolidge and failing horribly. So far all it's done is eliminate the Cthulhu Mythos from the time line, and probably keep Coolidge from making any more public appearances for awhile. Which he didn't do much of anyways.
That's it for now. Bye.

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

WriterFest One, All the Events we missed

This post will also say that I will no longer be doing any new alternate events. I don't quite have the nack for coming up with Alternate Events as the Alternate Historian does. I am sorry to say that this is not a complete post like I promised, but I hope that you enjoy it.
January 26, Britain becomes a Republic, Da Vinci Launched

on Magha 6, 1871 The Republic of Britain is created and ceases to become a domain of India. The British have long been the mining capital of the Indian Empire, but in recent years it hade fought a violent rebellion against India. Many other countries under the domain of India also fought back, but India remained on of the most powerful nations in the world to this day. Britain has yet to make a mark on the world stage of politics.

in 2310 The Da Vinci, the first wormhole capable vessel of mankind is launched on Haven, the third moon of New Earth. The Da Vinci would be the first step in the creation of the great fleet of Humanity.

in 1838 A raid on what was believed to be the hideout of Frank and Jesse James was called of by the Pinkerton’s detective agency. The Pinkerton’s hade been chasing the James brothers for sometime and were quite disappointed when they discovered that the hideout only hade the mother of Frank and Jesse James. The mother got away unharmed.

in 2751 AUC The Council of the Second Roman Republic, Caecilius Octavius Maximus address the people of Rome about the current scandals, saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Mrs. Lucretia,".

in 1934 Sam Goldwyn buys the rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Before he could make the film however pressing family issues forced him to leave the project. The Wizard of Oz would not be seen on the big screen until 1985.

in 1838 The first prohibition law in America passes in Tennessee, banning the selling of alcohol. While there was many complaints at first, the prohibition laws stayed on. To this day no alcohol is sold in the United States.

in 1961 Wayne Gretzki, the greatest Canadian of all-time is born.


January 27, Uncle Dracula wants YOU, Lewis Carroll takes the Red Pill

in 1948 After a close encounter with Major Jacob Leech, Naous books passage on a ship bound to Europe with Richard Anderson, Unexpectedly he also hade to deal with a couple who were unintentionally brought into the conspiracy.

on Rabi’al-Awwal 4, 963 The Indian governor, Humayan took his own life by jumping of the roof of his library. His son, Akbar became Governor of India in his place becoming the youngest Governor in the history of the Islamic Roman Republic and the first father-son transition in the history of the Islamic Roman Republic. There was some rumour that Akbar killed his father to become Governor, but it is completely unfounded.

in 1978 The Americo-Vampiric army is formed in Sacramento, California under the rule of General Richard Chase. The Americio-Vampiric army would reck havoc on the World until there fall at New York in 1996.

in 1302 Dante Alighieri is banished from this plane of Existence. He would later rematerialise over 600 years later in 1986. He documented his travels in the Divine Travels.

on Rajab 2, 1343 Nathan Ibn Jabir demonstrates the Image Viewer or IV to the public. The IV would bring a revolution in world communication.

in 1975 The American Senate begins an investigation of FBI and CIA activities. They are surprised to discover that all information on the Naous project up to 1966 is gone, along with the Naous project leaders.

in 1832 Philosopher Charles Dodgson was born today. An eccentric man, he believed that reality was merely an illusion brought on by machines who use hu ...Charles Ludwidge Dodgson, Victorian humorist and mathematician was born today. He wrote such classics as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass under the name Lewis Carroll.

on Aquarius 8, -1 Vishnu Rose has a conversation with Mat the Bear and Fast Joe Man about the Hippie situation and there opinions on it. This conversation would forever change the history of America.
January 29, Soviet UFO conpiracy

in 1948 In a fevered dream, the Oracle Adra discovers that the world will end in 2010. She informs her Soviet captors and they begin the Armageddon project. The Armageddon project was a top-secret Soviet project to protect the Union from the oncoming Apocalypse predicted by Adra and research on UFOs and extraterrestrial life. Among the leaders were Dmitri Aleksandrov, a WWII veteran and Franz Kappel, a spy for the Russians in WWII and notable scientist

in 1979 the American government declares war on China. America lost the war with China, but the Chinese military was greatly damaged, before either nation could do anything Canada became the dominate nation in the world.

in 1954 The Queen of American radio, Oprah Winfrey is born on this day. She resurrected American Radio in the 80's keeping it a competitor for TV well into the new millennium.

in 1885 Ara’do Mahmoud, the Djinni immortal stays the night at an Inn in a small New Mexico town. In the middle of the night the supernatural entity known only as the Raven attacks him. The two fight a supernatural battle until the Raven is subdued and disappear, Ara’Do leaves town quickly.
January 30 Gandhi Assasinated

in 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was nearly assasinated by a Hindu extremist. The assailant hit Gandhi’s arm and was unable to get another shot before law enforcement was down on him. Gandhi’s arm never fully recovered

in 1948 A Hindu extremist almost kills Mahatma Gandhi. A woman asking for directions noticed something strange about the man’s behavior and told law enforcement. The man was found to have a gun and tried to get a shot at the Mahatma. No one was killed.

in 1948 Indian fanatic, Mohandas Gandhi is executed by British Forces in New Delhi, India. Mohandas was a violent terrorist for British separation from Britain. His acts of violence merely tore India apart at the seems creating violent civil war between Hindu, Muslim and Sikh factions making it impossible for the Indian people to even consider independence.

in 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was supposed to be assasinated by a Hindu extremist, but History was merged before this could happen and he became a chief advisor to Alexander the Great.

on Magha 10, 1869 Mahatma Gandhi, Ex-President, pacifist and British sympathizer was shot by a fanatic in Delhi on the way to a temple. Mahatma Gandhi was a great supporter for British Independence despite there violent methods.

in 1948 Mahatma Gandhi is shot in New Delhi. Mahatma Gandhi started a pacifist movement that inspired people across the time/space continuum including Martin Luther King jr, Nelson Mandela, The Dali Lama, Shaman Arthur McCarthy, Vishu Rose, Terry Twelve and Unit 36297.

January 31
February 1, First Contact

in 14'569 BCE An Alavallan scout vessel lands on in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates river. A neighboring human tribe greets them with open arms, forever changing human history.

in 4952 BCE After expulsion from Eden Star, the human race terraforms a new planet in sector KMZ-57, where our numerous enemies couldn’t find us. Star travel and anything beyond radio communication was band to keep our new world a secret. Humanity wouldn’t reach the stars again for millennia.

in 993 AUC The Seekers land outside Rome. All available legions are called to Rome to take on the Seeker army, but the Seekers desired peace .The Emperor and Master spend time discussing an alliance. The Seekers are responsible for the continued lasting of the Roman Empire.

on Ramadan 2, 1415 The Che’Khaun Science Vessel Dakhara Fanek puts itself in orbit of Mars and sends emissaries to the Brotherhood of Nations. With help from the Che’Khaun Earth soon started there own space exploration project.
February 2, Groundhog Day, German Civil War

in 1948 Naous and his human companions land in Egypt. The will wish that they haven’t.

in 1933 Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament and declares himself dictator. His reign was short, brutal and brought chaos though Germany. Adolf Hitler was eventually killed by the Democratic resistance of Germany.

in 1979 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols is checked into the New York hospital for the Insane after saying that he has been reliving the same day over and over again.

Monday, January 24, 2005

Introducing Ralph, Taos becomes the 51st state

Thank you for reading, a special treat for you guys today. A weekly column by my imaginary friend and one half of Writer and Company, Ralph. So here it is...

The World According to Ralph
This Week...Lord of the Rings Director’s cut
Hello, My name is Ralph Wyksyn Chorian and I’m writing the Monday articles. So, let me tell you a bit about myself. I’m sixty-seven years old. I’m a Tawazee. I live with my wife and sixteen children. I like watching human films (my favorite is the Lord of the Rings trilogy) and using your Internet. When I’m not learning about human culture, I annoy my non-Tawazee friends by using Tawazee pop-culture refrenses that only I know.
I would like to talk about the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I have only seen the movies because I can’t read or write human (A friend is typing this onto the computer). The Writer says that the books are pretty good thou and the left a lot of important things out of the movie that Tolkein would be pretty ticked off about.
Recently I have gotten the entire director’s cut of Lord of the Rings on DVD. It was much simpler then getting all three of them separately and since I am a figment of the Writer’s imagination and unable to get a job, I will soon be watching all three of them back to back to back. I recommend that any one who hasn’t seen the director’s cut of Lord of the Rings go see it, because it adds a lot to the movie.
I would say goodbye in Elvish, but I don’t know the Elvish word for ‘goodbye’. So see you next article.

Thank you Ralph, so it’s been a while since my last post on alternate events. So here is an instalment.

Today in my mind

in 1839 the Heretic Charles Darwin is condemned by the Roman Catholic church for his evil beliefs that life was not created by God, but by a process called evolution. He was hanged in 1845.

in 712 AUC Caligula sentences the senate to death after he hears that they intended to have him killed. The Empire deteriorate under Caligula’s rule and soon fell into political turmoil. However the Republic was soon re-established saving the Roman people and ultimately the world.

in 1848 Dwarven miners who came to the America’s set up a subteranial colony in Sutter’s Creek, California. The Dwarven cities and tunnels would extend from Sutter’s Creek into cities across the America’s. The Dwarves of North America would get there name from there colony becoming the Sutter Dwarves.

in 1935 a commercial attempt to put beer in a can is attempted by Krueger Finest Beer. The endeavor is unsuccessful and beer is sold in bottles to this day.

on Jumada l-Uqa 13, 1406 Latif Ibn-Ayasha dies. Originally a writer, Ibn-Ayasha soon started to bend to the philosophical and soon published his book Dianetics and soon founded the Church of Scientology. Scientology is practiced across the world, especially in Australia.

in 1908 the Boy Scout movement begins in Britain. Boy Scouts soon spread to the West of Old Earth and became very popular in the Americans. During the mid-21st century it became a mandatory part of American education. The Boy scout movement was ended in 2178 during the maturing because it promoted patriotism.

on Aquarius 5, 14 NC Hippies are granted a state around Taos, New Mexico. While small at the beginning. The state of Taos would soon reach from what was once Utah to what was once Florida after the fall of the American Empire.

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Thursday, January 20, 2005

Zen and the Art of Stimming

In my last article I wrote about Asperger's and said something about stimming. Today I will speak of stimming.
Stimming is when my fingers start moving eratically. This is not something I can do whenever I want (I've tried and It's not right when I do it), but something that happens to me when I'm thinking really hard about something I like. This is my theory of stimming.
The Writer and Company Theory of Stimming
When subject Aspie's mind is thinking at an above average level, subject Aspie's brain sends loose mental energy down to his/her fingers. The fingers of subject Aspie start moving in an unpredictable way.
Stimming is also benificial. Sometimes when I'm really stressed I go up to a wall and start stimming. It helps me relax.
Because there is nothing better to do. Here is some alternate events in history.

in 1756 Ara’Do Mahmoud, Djinni immortal and one of the first converts of the Prophet Mohammad leaves his home in Dublin, Ireland to live in the Americas.

in 1841 The First Anglo-Chinese War ends with China defeating the British. The Chinese would continue to push the English back until China controlled almost all of Eurasia. Chian faced civil war during the early 20th century however and where defeated by the People’s Republic of Oceana in 1959.

in 1972 Don McLean’s American Pie hits number one. Naous, who heard it while packing for his move to India liked it so much he wrote a rare parody called Alavallan Sky.

in 1942 Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by a Hindu extremist group. Mahatma Gandhi started a pacifist movement that inspired individuals to seek a non-violent answer to there cultural problems including Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, The Dalia Lama, Shaman Arthur McCarthy and Unit 362.

in 1920 DeForest Kelly, famous television actor was born in Atlanta. Famous for his work the famous Space Trek series as Doctor Leonard McCoy. After Star Trek wrapped up in 1974, DeForest Kelly started working in Films and played Doc in the Back to the Future Trilogy.

in 1946 David Lynch is born in Missoula, MA. David Lynch is most famous for the Dune Trilogy he made with the author of the book, Frank Herbert. The book was filmed in three separate movies and is known as the best interpretation of a book to movie in the world. The success of the movie also shot Sting in to an acting career with such movies as X-men, Jurassic Park and The Matrix Reloaded.

in 1892 The game called basketball was played at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game never really caught on and faded into obscurity.

On Aquarius 1, 1 Vishnu Rose attends his first love-in at Central Park in New York. Vishnu Rose would turn the hippie movement into a full fledged culture that soon became the largest minority group in North America.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Asperger's Syndrome

I have renamed my blog the Aspie Diaries. This is because I have Aspergers Syndrome. Now most of you are asking yourselves "What's Aspergers Syndrome,". Well I'm going to explain that.
Aspergers Syndrome is a kind of Autism that affects social development. People with Asperger's Syndrome have difficulty making eye contact, having a conversation with other people outside a certain subject (which might be something most people don't care about such as cows or Mesoamerican Calendars or Australian Mythology), difficulty under standing social norms and difficulty expressing empathy. It is vary recent and there are some people who believe it's a disease and should be cured, but I have a diffrent theory. Many of the greatest geniuses of History could have had Asperger's Syndrome. Here's a short list.
  • Albert Einstien
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Motzart
  • Michelangelo
  • Thomas Jeffersom
  • Mark Twain
  • Emily Dickinson
  • Issac Asimov

All these people have made a great impact on the world in someway. My theory is that Asperger's Syndrome is an evolutionary quirk that allows the human species to go up a level in our knowledge and eventually covered the Arts. So if there wasn't any Aspies (people with Asperger's Syndrome) there wouldn't be any progression. Who knows, maybe Jesus and Buddha were Aspies. It is said that Muhammad shook once and a while, that could just be stimming, a thing that happens to my hands when I think really hard. I'll do an article on stimming sometime. (I don't mean to offend any Muslims out there, but you got to admit saying that Mohammad was an Aspie is a lot better then some of the stuff that you get from some Western writers).

Speaking of the Prophet. Today in some then-backwater Arabian town called Mecca. Mohammad was born. I've come up with some alternate versions of the birth of Mohammad, inspired by fellow blogger, The Alternate Historian who's at althistory.blogspot.com, The first one is basically a ripe off his Islamic timeline. The other two I came up with on my own. Again I don't mean to offend any body and I am a big fan of Islam. Great religion. Plan on reading the Koran in the original Arabic once I learn it.


in Dhu l-Qa’da 23,-57 The Prophet Mohammad is born in Mecca. The Prophet brought the holy words of Islam to the world that all now follow. Allah is great.


in Dhu l-Qa’da 23, -57 Muhammad is born in the city of Mecca, Arabia. Founder of Islam, Muhammad started the most numerous religious followings followed closely by Nihaldenism and the basis for the Fundamentalist Democracy, The Islamic Roman Republic.


in 570 Gregorian Year Muhammad is born in Mecca. During the Great Shift, Mohammad was placed outside Toronto with Jesus and Siddhartha Gautama. The three would start a religion by pooling Buddhist, Christian and Islamic traditions.

in 570 Muhammad, the founder of Islam is born in Mecca. Islam grew to be one of the dominant religions of Ancient Earth, but during the maturing Islam went thru many changes including the Ecoshiite of 2202, the Feminist Islam movement in 2234 and the Lost children of Mecca in 2256.