A Thought For Tomorrow

"A Thought For Tomorrow" by Robert E. Gilbert is a science fiction tale set in a psychiatric hospital where Orville Potts, our main character, fights everyday life with imaginative daydreams and time-travel adventures. Suffering from the world around him, including the stress of abusive caretakers, Potts escapes through his mind. His visions blur the line between what is real and what is not, as he interacts with moments in history that might only exist in his thoughts. His capacity to move himself through time and space builds to one final, surprising moment: Potts successfully projects himself onto a spaceship, taking him away from the walls of his perceived reality, and suggesting the true power of his mind.