Most stories are written in the past tense, which makes sense because most stories are written in the past, at least long enough ago to get the words from the writer’s brain to the reader’s eye. Mostly in third person (he ate his sandwich), some in first person (he ate my sandwich). Other stories are written in present tense, second person for a certain immediacy, like, “You look up from your battered desk as the blonde dame walks into your crummy office.” Note also that this approach demands adjectives. My question is why isn’t science fiction written in future tense?
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