Steve Alloway
@ingrediments.bsky.social
Writer, actor, baker, and occasional time traveler.
Day 29: Find me on Substack! Chapter 1 of Seven Year Boots is now live! Chapter 2 will be posted Monday, and Chapter 3 will go up Friday! Stay tuned! #TimeTravelAuthors
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November 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Day 29: Find me on Substack! Chapter 1 of Seven Year Boots is now live! Chapter 2 will be posted Monday, and Chapter 3 will go up Friday! Stay tuned! #TimeTravelAuthors
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Day 27: "When you focus enough on a particular number, you start to see it everywhere."
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November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Day 27: "When you focus enough on a particular number, you start to see it everywhere."
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Catching up, Day 25: MC regularly does his shopping a few years to a few decades in the past, when groceries were cheaper and package sizes were bigger. It also lets him get certain products that aren't available anymore. Sometimes you just need a bowl of Heavenly Hash ice cream.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Catching up, Day 25: MC regularly does his shopping a few years to a few decades in the past, when groceries were cheaper and package sizes were bigger. It also lets him get certain products that aren't available anymore. Sometimes you just need a bowl of Heavenly Hash ice cream.
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Day 23: MC feels like a bit of a turkey at the end of chapter 1, after making a boneheaded mistake. In fact, he makes two boneheaded mistakes, one of which has him inadvertently traveling to Thanksgiving Day, in a random, future year.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Day 23: MC feels like a bit of a turkey at the end of chapter 1, after making a boneheaded mistake. In fact, he makes two boneheaded mistakes, one of which has him inadvertently traveling to Thanksgiving Day, in a random, future year.
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Day 21: I'm thankful for research - and for good research tools. They not only make the writing process a lot of fun, they're a huge help when it comes to getting past blocks. There's so much research going into this story, but I'm loving every minute of it.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Day 21: I'm thankful for research - and for good research tools. They not only make the writing process a lot of fun, they're a huge help when it comes to getting past blocks. There's so much research going into this story, but I'm loving every minute of it.
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Day 19: I don't have just the word "thank" so far, but I do have this: “Tonight Only! Lapis Lazuli’s All-Singing, All-Dancing, Immersive Thanksgiving Special! Featuring the Kallichore Symphony Orchestra and Omega B- Robot Choir!”
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November 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Day 19: I don't have just the word "thank" so far, but I do have this: “Tonight Only! Lapis Lazuli’s All-Singing, All-Dancing, Immersive Thanksgiving Special! Featuring the Kallichore Symphony Orchestra and Omega B- Robot Choir!”
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Day 17: MC reads newspapers, as they're a great way to get a feel for an event before he visits it. Rosetta has some libraries she likes to visit, both past and future. Sometimes MC comes along, but he finds the Library of Alexandria a bit daunting. #TimeTravelAuthors
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Day 17: MC reads newspapers, as they're a great way to get a feel for an event before he visits it. Rosetta has some libraries she likes to visit, both past and future. Sometimes MC comes along, but he finds the Library of Alexandria a bit daunting. #TimeTravelAuthors
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 15. MC reflects on some advice he was given.
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 15. MC reflects on some advice he was given.
Day 13: MC really likes street food, and there are some amazing dessert stands he frequents in both the past and future, including ancient Roman cheesecake bites, and some 25th century sweet dumplings he can't quite identify, but which are really good.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Day 13: MC really likes street food, and there are some amazing dessert stands he frequents in both the past and future, including ancient Roman cheesecake bites, and some 25th century sweet dumplings he can't quite identify, but which are really good.
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Day 11: Minutes and hours always flow normally, but when you move seven years with every step, you can see how a single area changes and evolves over decades, even centuries, in just a few moments.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Day 11: Minutes and hours always flow normally, but when you move seven years with every step, you can see how a single area changes and evolves over decades, even centuries, in just a few moments.
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Day 9: Strangest? Hard to say. For chapter 1, I did some really cool research on the life and career of Edwin Booth and the plays he produced at the Winter Garden Theater - most of which I didn't even use. I think Booth may need to become a more prominent character.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Day 9: Strangest? Hard to say. For chapter 1, I did some really cool research on the life and career of Edwin Booth and the plays he produced at the Winter Garden Theater - most of which I didn't even use. I think Booth may need to become a more prominent character.
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Day 7: Well, chapter 3 takes place at an auto racing track, though not during any actual auto racing. I'm not much of a sports person, to be honest, but an exploration of either past sports of future sports could be interesting, down the line.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Day 7: Well, chapter 3 takes place at an auto racing track, though not during any actual auto racing. I'm not much of a sports person, to be honest, but an exploration of either past sports of future sports could be interesting, down the line.
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Catching up, day 5: "How is there nothing to eat in this entire park? 300,000 people, 100 bathrooms, and not a sandwich to be seen. I wish I'd known. I could have set up a cart or something. A food truck would make a killing here. OK, poor choice of words."
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November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Catching up, day 5: "How is there nothing to eat in this entire park? 300,000 people, 100 bathrooms, and not a sandwich to be seen. I wish I'd known. I could have set up a cart or something. A food truck would make a killing here. OK, poor choice of words."
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Day 3: MC travels forward frequently, even when he's actually trying to travel backward, as transportation in the 23rd century is easier and more convenient than in most other eras. He also does a fair bit of exploration and time tourism.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Day 3: MC travels forward frequently, even when he's actually trying to travel backward, as transportation in the 23rd century is easier and more convenient than in most other eras. He also does a fair bit of exploration and time tourism.
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Switching projects as motivation for my launch goal.
Seven Year Boots is about a man who traverses the timeline in 7-year increments. In so doing, he rescues a woman stranded in the future and uncovers a vast temporal conspiracy. Coming this Thanksgiving! I hope!
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Seven Year Boots is about a man who traverses the timeline in 7-year increments. In so doing, he rescues a woman stranded in the future and uncovers a vast temporal conspiracy. Coming this Thanksgiving! I hope!
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November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Switching projects as motivation for my launch goal.
Seven Year Boots is about a man who traverses the timeline in 7-year increments. In so doing, he rescues a woman stranded in the future and uncovers a vast temporal conspiracy. Coming this Thanksgiving! I hope!
#TimeTravelAuthors
Seven Year Boots is about a man who traverses the timeline in 7-year increments. In so doing, he rescues a woman stranded in the future and uncovers a vast temporal conspiracy. Coming this Thanksgiving! I hope!
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 31: Sadly, my adventures still aren't available for public consumption in 2025. But if you're reading this in 2026 or beyond, hopefully you'll be able to find Time Jumpers on your preferred podcast medium. And after you do that... Come and rescue me!
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Day 31: Sadly, my adventures still aren't available for public consumption in 2025. But if you're reading this in 2026 or beyond, hopefully you'll be able to find Time Jumpers on your preferred podcast medium. And after you do that... Come and rescue me!
-Gray
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-Gray
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Day 29: "That’s better. Wow, that’s a LOT better! The metallic gray buildings are all different colors, now! There's a dark blue one and a forest green one… And there are signs on all the storefronts. Mahler’s Hoverparts... The Fruitorium…"
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Day 29: "That’s better. Wow, that’s a LOT better! The metallic gray buildings are all different colors, now! There's a dark blue one and a forest green one… And there are signs on all the storefronts. Mahler’s Hoverparts... The Fruitorium…"
-Gray
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-Gray
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Day 27: I'll admit, time travel was fun when I was in control. Explore eras, past and future - who wouldn't love that? Some of the tech gives me awful headaches, though. And the disorientation of bouncing around indiscriminately... I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Day 27: I'll admit, time travel was fun when I was in control. Explore eras, past and future - who wouldn't love that? Some of the tech gives me awful headaches, though. And the disorientation of bouncing around indiscriminately... I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy
-Gray
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-Gray
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Day 25: Another excerpt from the 1940s radio show, detailing my adventures. I'll admit I took a few creative liberties with the dialogue, but the actual event unfolded mostly this way.
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Day 25: Another excerpt from the 1940s radio show, detailing my adventures. I'll admit I took a few creative liberties with the dialogue, but the actual event unfolded mostly this way.
-Gray
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-Gray
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Day 23: There's a corporation called Morrigan Industries, run by generations of time travelers, which has been controlling history for 300 years. I'm not supposed to know about them. Nobody is. But when you see the name spanning across eras, you start to put things together
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Day 23: There's a corporation called Morrigan Industries, run by generations of time travelers, which has been controlling history for 300 years. I'm not supposed to know about them. Nobody is. But when you see the name spanning across eras, you start to put things together
-Gray
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-Gray
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Day 21: If I got to write the story, it would be about how Gray Merrick had a very nice, boring life and did not travel through time. I suppose that wouldn't sell, though, so I guess I'd write an epic rescue, before the desperation and loneliness start to set in.
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Day 21: If I got to write the story, it would be about how Gray Merrick had a very nice, boring life and did not travel through time. I suppose that wouldn't sell, though, so I guess I'd write an epic rescue, before the desperation and loneliness start to set in.
-Gray
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-Gray
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Day 19: I got to record the first ever audio recording, on phonautograph with Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville in 1857! I'm told the recording has since been lost to time, but still, it was a pretty epic moment.
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Day 19: I got to record the first ever audio recording, on phonautograph with Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville in 1857! I'm told the recording has since been lost to time, but still, it was a pretty epic moment.
-Gray
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-Gray
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Catching up, Day 17: Always be ready to roll with the punches. You never know when this adventure will end and the next one will begin. You also never know when you might have to run from a robot or a dinosaur.
-Gray
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-Gray
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November 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Catching up, Day 17: Always be ready to roll with the punches. You never know when this adventure will end and the next one will begin. You also never know when you might have to run from a robot or a dinosaur.
-Gray
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-Gray
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Day 15: "Gray, I’m giving you a lot of leeway here. Much more than I normally give my writers... I didn’t even say anything when you wanted to name the main character after yourself, even though I thought it was pretentious."
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October 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Day 15: "Gray, I’m giving you a lot of leeway here. Much more than I normally give my writers... I didn’t even say anything when you wanted to name the main character after yourself, even though I thought it was pretentious."
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Day 13: Most of the people I encounter across time think I'm nuts. I had thought that Dr. Flynn thought well of me, respected me, had my back. But the longer I go on without anyone coming to rescue me, the less sure I am of any of it.
-Gray
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-Gray
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October 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Day 13: Most of the people I encounter across time think I'm nuts. I had thought that Dr. Flynn thought well of me, respected me, had my back. But the longer I go on without anyone coming to rescue me, the less sure I am of any of it.
-Gray
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-Gray
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