The Monster That Wouldn't Sink

"The Monster That Wouldn't Sink: A Frank Burly Short Story" is a short story set in the Frank Burly universe.

Plot
One day Frank Burly trips over a "time skunk" and ends up upside down on the Titanic, where he quickly bets the captain that the ship will sink. Burly tells the passengers that he is from the future, and after they ask him extensive questions about what the future is like, he reveals that he is looking for Jack the Ripper, who is really a time traveler, so a television production could interview him. Talking to the reader, Burly talks about how he found Jack the Ripper and told him about the "TV gig," though Jack was not impressed. Burly captured Jack but he escaped in 1912, which is how Burly ended up on the Titanic in the first place. When the Titanic begins to sink, Burly escapes, as does Jack. In the end, Burly decides to disguise himself as Jack and go on the show himself, hoping to get both their paychecks, but ruins it miserably.