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​PLACES OF TIME

The villain & THE GOLDEN APPLE

Five short stories of Speculative Fiction. In PLACES OF TIME a Russian unhappy with the breakup of the Soviet Union has invented a time machine to fix it. TIMESTOPPER is a short short of time manipulation. THE FLOWER THIEF is light horror about a man peddling flowers on the street; but he gets his wares from an unsavory supplier. Two JACKSON CRUZ stories take us into both outer space, and cyberspace.

Readers say:
"Overall a good quick read with some cool sci-fi technology."

A story collection: one novette, a short story, and a satirical short-short.

In THE VILLAIN, the Enclave of the Villainy has few rules, but Marcus Legend manages to break one, putting his life at risk.  At first, using his power for just the “party displays” let him practice his skill in creating Illusions.  Eventually he violates the rules of society itself, and after years on the run, he must finally use his illusions and all of his skill to defend himself against its power.

THE SECRET OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING is a short-short that explains pretty much all of it, our whole existence.  But don't take it too seriously.

THE GOLDEN APPLE is a prize asteroid fought over by both Earth and its former colony, Mars.  But it appears that the squabbling factions have crossed paths with the wrong man.  After he loses everything to the war, he finds a drastic way to end it