I just finished a fantasy story which was inspired by the Norse myth of Skuld (a Norn who could only see the future)...

in an early part of the story, the heroine (Sam) is about to be given the ability to see & predict future events… the price of this ability is that she won’t remember any of the past  more than a minute ago.

the sentance I used was "This was the last moment of her un-futured life."  since its only after that moment that she can see the future.

did that make any sense?  I’d like to publish the story, but I don’t know a good word for it.  any ideas?

Not a word, but a sentence:

"In a moment, she would know no past, and live only a future she already knew."

[quote author=Agoraphile link=board=what;num=1036529753;start=0#1 date=11/05/02 at 16:35:30]Not a word, but a sentence:

"In a moment, she would know no past, and live only a future she already knew."

Oooh, shivers…

(as usual, Agoraphile!)

Yes, I prefer Agoraphile’s rendering.
Un-futured makes me think that her life had no future - whereas it was only the ability to see the future that was missing.

Grant

Wow… So it’s like she’s stepping across the veil.  And her perspective of mystery shifts entirely from the future to the past.

Fascinating…!  

I sort of like "un-futured" as it has a more unusual sound.  (I’m a writer, too, so I’m kind of thinking about originality in language, especially if it’s a fantasy story.)

If maturity is the accumulation of experience, how about "her las moment to enjoy maturity."