Allison didn’t recognize her at first. “…Mom?”

Her mother, impossibly young, stood at the door, a toddler on her shoulder.

“Oh, good,” said her mother. “You’ve turned out okay.” She handed Allison the toddler. “This is you, just barely two. I learned to time travel. I’ll pick her up tomorrow.”

Iain Young used to enjoy time travel, until that one unexpected layover in 1985. Losing his passport didn’t help.