Get Atta, Here?

by Mark Paul Jacobs

Nook

First published December 25, 2009

About the author

Mark Paul Jacobs lives in lovely Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He enjoys fishing the Canadian north, poker, and annoying his wife. He has authored two novels: How Teddy Roosevelt Slew the last Mighty T-Rex, a Historical Science Fiction tale set in 1914, and the hard science fiction novel: The Yaakmen of Tyrie, a powerful and mysterious tale of bravery, loss, perseverance, betrayal, and redemption. He is also quite proud of his awe-inspiring short story: The Day God Winked and his chilling novelette with the provocative title: The Watchers from within Moments Revealed, an almost universally well reviewed work for which he has written a screenplay suitable for an ‘Outer Limits’ episode. These and several other works are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, and Smashwords.com. How Teddy Roosevelt Slew the last Mighty T-Rex and The Yaakmen of Tyrie is available in paperback via Createspace.com. Mark is working on a movie screenplay tentatively called Stain which is a gritty murder conspiracy based in Central Pennsylvania similar to the movie ‘Fargo’ or ‘Reservoir Dogs’. Please enjoy his works and don’t be afraid to tell him what you think on his Facebook page, twitter account, or by email. And lastly, please take the time to leave him a review of his work; it doesn’t have to be long or long-winded, but it does make him feel that his hard word has touched someone’s life in some way. You can leave a review wherever his books are available.

Reviews

[Mark Jacobs · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of a series of reflective, critical reviews of my own works listed on Goodreads. If you think about it, who better than the author himself/herself understands the weaknesses and the strengths of the material they produce? I promise to be brutally honest with my assessments, but always remember that I am the author.
‘Get Atta Here’ is an ultra short (1000 word or less) Flash Fiction story about the possible disastrous consequences of altering timelines when travelling back in time to correct (or alter) a tragic event. In a nutshell: Travelling back to stop 9/11 might trigger an even bigger disaster years later. There is nothing new here and the same plotline can be found in tons of other Science Fiction literature. Certainly the retro-time travel theme is a tiring (and tired) subject, but with the 9/11 story fresh in our minds, I found this hard to resist.
Decently written, but nothing special. The punch line was not hard to figure out. (3.2 of 5 stars)

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short story around the 9/11 bombings.