<p>Editor's Notes by Blake Linton Wilfong</p> <p>The existence of premonitory and past life dreams has never been <br /> scientifically substantiated, but there are countless anecdotal reports of <br /> both. In 1901, H. G. Wells gave us a new twist on these concepts with a <br /> story about a series of consistent, vivid "future life" dreams revealing <br /> events taking place hundreds of years hence.<br /> Pseudoscience? Fantasy? Not necessarily. Some of Wells' stories <br /> involved a "kink in space", a sort of trans-dimensional connection between <br /> seemingly distant places--like modern theories of wormholes and quantum <br /> interconnectedness. Such a "kink" might also span the dimension of time, <br /> linking the minds of two men of different epochs.<br /> Wells' vision of the future is chillingly accurate. Before the World <br /> Wars or the invention of the airplane, tank, or nuclear bomb, he knew <br /> technological advances would increase the death and destruction wrought by <br /> war. He foresaw how one madman (e.g., Hitler) could cause it all. And he <br /> made real and personal the terrible tragedy that results when our <br /> vigilance falters. Written a century ago, this is a story for our time.</p> <p>The man with the white face entered the carriage at Rugby. He moved slowly despite his porter's urgency, and even while he was still on the platform I noted how ill he seemed. He dropped into the corner across from me with a sigh, made an incomplete