From our friends at Lovely Listing, who clearly do not appreciate the benefits of a tesseract, the Maze House:



So what if the second story doors open up into open space? So what if every added section looks like it might find itself in Riemann space with the slightest vibration?

I find the house charming. I’m reminded of R. Heinlein’s short story from 1941 - And He Built a Crooked House. His is an oddly shaped house to begin with, certainly, much like this one, but a small earthquake knocks it into multiple dimensions, with curious effects. Doors open up into places you’d really rather not go although you may not have much choice if you get too close. Windows overlook alien vistas. Go up the stairs and you end up in the basement.

You know, the usual thing, sort of like this little self-indulgent fantasy of three years ago, when I gave directions to my house, with adequate warnings. I got a little kick out of the reread, as I usually do when I revisit something from three years ago, and wonder exactly what plane of existence was I on? Why, the one that still makes me laugh!



If you go to the actual listing, it appears that it’s a fixer upper - built in 1986 it still has tape along the garishly painted walls. That might cause the weak-kneed to blanch, but not me, and I hope not you.

I’m really wondering about the porthole in the added-on section at the right. Do you think it might look out onto the surface of Jupiter? I hope they used double pane glass!

And if so, do you think the windows face south? I like windows to face south. I don’t care for them to face up, or down.