The Pier - Thana Niveau"e;The pier exists,"e; explains Thana Niveau, "e;and yes, it is decorated with strange plaques and cryptic memorials, although none are quite as morbid as I've invented.
Time traveling, which is not quite the good clean boyish fun it's cracked up to be, started for me when this woman with the sigil on her forehead looked in on me from the open doorway of the hotel bedroom where I'd hidden myself and the bottles and asked me, "e;Look, Buster, do you want to live?
The Reunion"e; is based on actual events,"e; reveals the author, "e;but the story only really came into focus for me when I was invited to contribute to Ellen Datlow's Poe anthology.
