Peaceinukraine Stories

'Zaratorio: The Story Continues' is a political parable dedicated in general to everyone who believes in #PeaceinUkraine and who says #NoToWar. More specifically, it is written in support of the brave and generous women and men of Medecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders. As the title implies, there are several other Zaratorio tales on Wattpad. The current story begins with Professor Amber Jessop seeking to escape from 'the far future' - at least a googol of solar years beyond the present day. More generally, 'Zaratorio: The Story Continues' was originally set in Kyiv in 2021 CE, at various other points in Ukrainian history as well as in 'the far future'. However, the organisation led by Jessop, the Slavic Institute for Studying the Paranormal, has recently relocated to "KyivTwo": a semi-holographic entity outside the usual rules of time and space. I continue to support the medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières, so you can copy and paste their donation page at the end of each part/chapter. There is usually one episode every week, but the serial was seriously in 2024 due to family illness followed by a bereavement. I have kept it alive by adding some chapter headings that did not occur in the original versions. Furthermore, I will try and add some very short chapters in 2025. The text of this story is entirely my own composition. The various illustrations are generally based on photographs that are in the public domain or from what appear to be long neglected websites. If any reader believes that I have violated their copyright, please feel free to contact me, although - given that my purpose is philanthropic (to encourage donations to MSF) - I hope that you will feel charitable towards me. However, from episode 58 onwards, some of the illustrations have been and will be my own AI creations!

The SISP deploys twenty-fifth century technology, while Professor Amber and the Smith family become involved in a war between the Rus' principality and the Byzantine Empire. This story is based on fifty messages that were posted on Twitter in July and August 2022. It is a political protest against the current Russian-Ukrainian war and it takes the form of a time-travel fantasy beginning in 2021. The original title of the story was "ZARATORIO MUST BE DEFEATED". A continuation of 'Zaratorio 3: Fifty More Tweets'.

After their encounter with the most famous musician in Ukrainian history, Amber Jessop and the Smith family find themselves in the time of Yaroslav the Wise. Meanwhile, Zaratorio visits 'the far future'! This story is based on fifty messages that were posted on Twitter in August, September and October 2022. It is a political protest against the current Russian-Ukrainian war and it takes the form of a time-travel fantasy beginning in 2021. The original title of the story was "ZARATORIO MUST BE DEFEATED". A continuation of 'Zaratorio 4: Another Fifty Tweets'.

Jennifer Silverman joins the original time-travellers in medieval Ukraine, but they face one of their gravest dangers yet in the year 1240 CE. This story is based on fifty messages that were posted on Twitter in October and November 2022. It is a political protest against the current Russian-Ukrainian war and it takes the form of a time-travel fantasy beginning in 2021. The original title of the story was "ZARATORIO MUST BE DEFEATED". A continuation of 'Zaratorio 5: Tweets 200 to 250'.

Jennifer and Paulina are now in present-day Kyiv; will Amber and the Smith family be able to join them shortly? A continuation of 'Zaratorio 6: Tweets 250 to 300'. This story is based on twenty-five messages that were posted on Twitter in November and December 2022. It is a political protest against the current Russian-Ukrainian war and it takes the form of a time-travel fantasy beginning in 2021. The original title of the story was "ZARATORIO MUST BE DEFEATED".