Notes from a Time Traveller by Elke Stevens

A wandering mind with a notebook,
full of stories, poetic, philosophical, and whimsical.

Existence

  • On the Curious Misuse of the Word “Empathy”

    A Field Note from the Present Age. It has come to my attention, upon observing the customs of this era, that a most peculiar error has taken hold of their language.The word empathy is spoken as though it denotes virtue.It does not. Yet the people in this time seem convinced that to “possess empathy” is…

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  • The Muse On Timeline Lag

    A brief observation on how people sometimes meet an older version of you, and the moment when recognition finally catches up.

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  • The Return of Gentleman Jack’s Flare.

    After burnout forced a pause, I began to rebuild, choosing university, choosing creation, choosing myself. This is the story of how my voice returned.

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  • The Moment Her Notebook Fell Open.

    A time traveller drops her notebook and is briefly spellbound by an unexpected moment of connection. Between words, memory, and presence, she rediscovers the romance of being seen and the simplicity of feeling alive.

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  • Voting for Feelings: Choices in Uncertain Times

    Notes from a Time Traveller. I stepped into this timeline today. Where the streets are restless, the headlines sharp, and people moved with that particular tension that comes when a country is tired of waiting for things to get better. And yet the air felt charged, as if everyone had been carrying a quiet, private…

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  • Standing Outside of Life

    Having an autistic burnout, and then relapsing into another while still in it, feels like standing outside of life. Everything is moving.You can see it, feel it, smell it.But you are not in it. You are not part of it. Time keeps passing, but every step forward feels like falling deeper into an abyss. It…

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