Jason A. Adams writes across the spectrum, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, Appalachian folk tales, and romance, of course.

You can find more of his work at JasonAdamsBooks.com

Jason's stories also appear in several issues of Pulphouse Magazine, Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem, Uncollected Anthology, and Thrill Ride.

Jason, a recovering Air Force brat who grew up all over the US and Japan, now perches in the mountains of Southwest Virginia with his excellent author wife Kari Kilgore (KariKilgore.com), several spoiled-rotten house critters, and assorted wild visitors from the nearby forest.

Misbehaving Time by Jason A. Adams

Come along with Jason A. Adams as he explores the troubles and travails of time's miscreance in five short stories all featuring bewildered folks doing their best to sort out what went wrong when. From the future to the past and back again, the tales herein contain hope, love, redemption, and mysterious mail.

Enjoy the ride, and don't bother setting your watch.

CURATOR'S NOTE

Jason A. Adams has a voice you'll never forget and a perspective like no other. When he turns his attention to a topic, he comes up with stories that are unique to him, stories that you'll never forget. His book description mentions something I've always thought important to time travel—bewildered folk. Yeah. Most writers write right past the moments of bewilderment, but in Jason's hands, they become the heart of the story—and worth the price of admission. – Kristine Kathryn Rusch

 
 

BOOK PREVIEW

Excerpt

Man, last week is gonna be a hoot!

If that's confusing, you should stay away from time travel.

Okay, so time travel is still in the realm of science fiction and fantasy, which is probably a good thing. I mean, I for one have enough trouble keeping my to-do list organized in a single direction.

But reading about time travel? And writing it? Those are all kinds of fun!

Which brings me to this collection.

For Misbehaving Time, I wanted stories where people get shot forward. Where the clock runs backward. And where one poor guy stays put, while other times come to him.

Where time misbehaves, in other words, without any mad-scientist tinkering. Where the gods or the universe take their eye off the ball for a second (see? Time reference!) and things get strange.

Of course, now that I've said that, I should mention that the first story, "A Visit From the Temporal Mechanic," actually has the time crew stepping in to give a young man (and his best friend) a better week ahead than he might have had otherwise.

"The Power of Positive Alchemy" takes a very surprised engineering student back to the olden days of Saxon Romania. Don't worry about any Transylvania references, all stories here are vampire-free. For me, the actual history of the area is a lot more interesting, especially when seen through modern eyes.

Next, in "Writing the Past" a cowboy with an unfairly checkered past finds himself somewhere he never could have imagined, and gets the chance to rewrite his own story.

"Special Delivery" is one of my favorite stories. I mean, if you're someone who absolutely hates anything out of the ordinary, someone who needs routine and sameness to be happy, then time's hijinks can really mess with your day.

The volume closes with "Breakin' Up Christmas," a story that blends the time-travel theme with an old Appalachian tradition many modern folks have never heard of. The Cosmic Clock-Setter gives a grandson one last chance to give someone a very special gift. This story is troublesome for me. It always puts a little sand in my eye.

So come along with Jeff, William, Lije, Ted, and Richard as they navigate the tangled threads of Ye Olde Space-Time Continuum. Grab a seat, a beverage, maybe some snacks. It might be a long trip.

Don't worry, you have plenty of time. Someone (or something) made sure of that next month.