A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

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Anachronisms: mind flips and time slips

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What is an anachronism?

The word anachronism comes from the Greek. Ana means backward or against; khronos means times.

Anachronism means “against time” or “backward time.”

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Merriam-Webster defines anachronism as:

An error in chronology; a person or thing that is chronologically out of place.

Anachronism in fiction

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