JLC
@jlcivi.com
Visitor from a parallel social app with an alternate timeline. I write novels featuring music & time travel. https://linktr.ee/JLCivi
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JLC
@jlcivi.com
· Nov 10
In honor of me making the jump from the other place to here, I’m giving away 27 ebook copies of LOCAL BOY DONE GONE. It’s a novel about a folk musician in the 1970s being manipulated by time travelers in a plot involving the 27 Club. Enjoy!
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#BookSky #TimeTravel #Music #DFRA
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#BookSky #TimeTravel #Music #DFRA
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 3: Standalone or series?
Both!
Local Boy Done Gone & Timely Persuasion are designed as read-in-any-order standalones in a sequel/prequel/timequel sort of way.
There’s a third in progress in the same vein, with each order giving a slightly different experience.
Day 3: Standalone or series?
Both!
Local Boy Done Gone & Timely Persuasion are designed as read-in-any-order standalones in a sequel/prequel/timequel sort of way.
There’s a third in progress in the same vein, with each order giving a slightly different experience.
February 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 3: Standalone or series?
Both!
Local Boy Done Gone & Timely Persuasion are designed as read-in-any-order standalones in a sequel/prequel/timequel sort of way.
There’s a third in progress in the same vein, with each order giving a slightly different experience.
Day 3: Standalone or series?
Both!
Local Boy Done Gone & Timely Persuasion are designed as read-in-any-order standalones in a sequel/prequel/timequel sort of way.
There’s a third in progress in the same vein, with each order giving a slightly different experience.
#WrongDisneySong
Day 2: Pinocchio
“Pinocchio in Vegas” by James McMurtry
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iwb-...
Day 2: Pinocchio
“Pinocchio in Vegas” by James McMurtry
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iwb-...
February 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
#WrongDisneySong
Day 2: Pinocchio
“Pinocchio in Vegas” by James McMurtry
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iwb-...
Day 2: Pinocchio
“Pinocchio in Vegas” by James McMurtry
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iwb-...
February 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The riff in the middle of the “Wormslayer” title track by Kula Shaker reminds me of “April Fool” by Soul Asylum.
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Spotify – Web Player
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February 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM
The riff in the middle of the “Wormslayer” title track by Kula Shaker reminds me of “April Fool” by Soul Asylum.
open.spotify.com/track/3OIx2J...
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Reposted by JLC
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 27: medical care
Her doctor’s office was testing one of those newfangled ultrasound machines and offered a snapshot. The sonogram wasn’t clear enough to identify gender, but clearly indicated companionship. A reservation for two in the womb.
Day 27: medical care
Her doctor’s office was testing one of those newfangled ultrasound machines and offered a snapshot. The sonogram wasn’t clear enough to identify gender, but clearly indicated companionship. A reservation for two in the womb.
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 27: medical care
Her doctor’s office was testing one of those newfangled ultrasound machines and offered a snapshot. The sonogram wasn’t clear enough to identify gender, but clearly indicated companionship. A reservation for two in the womb.
Day 27: medical care
Her doctor’s office was testing one of those newfangled ultrasound machines and offered a snapshot. The sonogram wasn’t clear enough to identify gender, but clearly indicated companionship. A reservation for two in the womb.
#5debutalbums9094
1. Weezer (Blue) — Weezer
2. Slanted & Enchanted — Pavement
3. Ruby Vroom — Soul Coughing
4. Leisure — Blur
5. Shame — Brad
Close: Breeders, Reverend Horton Heat, G. Love
1. Weezer (Blue) — Weezer
2. Slanted & Enchanted — Pavement
3. Ruby Vroom — Soul Coughing
4. Leisure — Blur
5. Shame — Brad
Close: Breeders, Reverend Horton Heat, G. Love
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
#5debutalbums9094
1. Weezer (Blue) — Weezer
2. Slanted & Enchanted — Pavement
3. Ruby Vroom — Soul Coughing
4. Leisure — Blur
5. Shame — Brad
Close: Breeders, Reverend Horton Heat, G. Love
1. Weezer (Blue) — Weezer
2. Slanted & Enchanted — Pavement
3. Ruby Vroom — Soul Coughing
4. Leisure — Blur
5. Shame — Brad
Close: Breeders, Reverend Horton Heat, G. Love
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 21: count
“If you’re going to see Paul McCartney play, count me in!” The Beatles hadn’t toured since 1966 and hadn’t played live since the secret rooftop show back in January. I couldn’t pass this up.
“No, stupid. How can we see him if he’s already dead?”
Day 21: count
“If you’re going to see Paul McCartney play, count me in!” The Beatles hadn’t toured since 1966 and hadn’t played live since the secret rooftop show back in January. I couldn’t pass this up.
“No, stupid. How can we see him if he’s already dead?”
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 21: count
“If you’re going to see Paul McCartney play, count me in!” The Beatles hadn’t toured since 1966 and hadn’t played live since the secret rooftop show back in January. I couldn’t pass this up.
“No, stupid. How can we see him if he’s already dead?”
Day 21: count
“If you’re going to see Paul McCartney play, count me in!” The Beatles hadn’t toured since 1966 and hadn’t played live since the secret rooftop show back in January. I couldn’t pass this up.
“No, stupid. How can we see him if he’s already dead?”
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 17: work
We played a new love song with a fishing metaphor the Nelsons were working on called “Waste My Daze.”
(the “new” love song is a stolen 1970s folky rendition of this…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hOIs...
Day 17: work
We played a new love song with a fishing metaphor the Nelsons were working on called “Waste My Daze.”
(the “new” love song is a stolen 1970s folky rendition of this…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hOIs...
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 17: work
We played a new love song with a fishing metaphor the Nelsons were working on called “Waste My Daze.”
(the “new” love song is a stolen 1970s folky rendition of this…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hOIs...
Day 17: work
We played a new love song with a fishing metaphor the Nelsons were working on called “Waste My Daze.”
(the “new” love song is a stolen 1970s folky rendition of this…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hOIs...
Reposted by JLC
The Monkees in the form of a fake Archie Cover.
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The Monkees in the form of a fake Archie Cover.
Snuck out the 5th & 6th juror flashback short stories from my ongoing serialized DUTY CALLS novel this week!
Starring a donut maker & a locksmith whose tales kinda/sorta/maybe cross, along with the usual overlapping DC locales and JLC wordplay nonsense. Enjoy!
books2read.com/b/donuts
Starring a donut maker & a locksmith whose tales kinda/sorta/maybe cross, along with the usual overlapping DC locales and JLC wordplay nonsense. Enjoy!
books2read.com/b/donuts
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Snuck out the 5th & 6th juror flashback short stories from my ongoing serialized DUTY CALLS novel this week!
Starring a donut maker & a locksmith whose tales kinda/sorta/maybe cross, along with the usual overlapping DC locales and JLC wordplay nonsense. Enjoy!
books2read.com/b/donuts
Starring a donut maker & a locksmith whose tales kinda/sorta/maybe cross, along with the usual overlapping DC locales and JLC wordplay nonsense. Enjoy!
books2read.com/b/donuts
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 11: Tropes
My faves are meeting/avoiding a past self & do-overs of the same scenes in new timelines.
Day 11: Tropes
My faves are meeting/avoiding a past self & do-overs of the same scenes in new timelines.
January 12, 2026 at 2:30 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 11: Tropes
My faves are meeting/avoiding a past self & do-overs of the same scenes in new timelines.
Day 11: Tropes
My faves are meeting/avoiding a past self & do-overs of the same scenes in new timelines.
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7
(I have a cheeky habit of not naming characters and lean into the mystique here…)
I’d never heard of the guy, but being a good assistant I offered an introductory handshake. “Pleased to meet you. I’m—”
“No names,” the redhead whose name I didn’t know interrupted.
(I have a cheeky habit of not naming characters and lean into the mystique here…)
I’d never heard of the guy, but being a good assistant I offered an introductory handshake. “Pleased to meet you. I’m—”
“No names,” the redhead whose name I didn’t know interrupted.
January 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7
(I have a cheeky habit of not naming characters and lean into the mystique here…)
I’d never heard of the guy, but being a good assistant I offered an introductory handshake. “Pleased to meet you. I’m—”
“No names,” the redhead whose name I didn’t know interrupted.
(I have a cheeky habit of not naming characters and lean into the mystique here…)
I’d never heard of the guy, but being a good assistant I offered an introductory handshake. “Pleased to meet you. I’m—”
“No names,” the redhead whose name I didn’t know interrupted.
Did my 2021 novel L EXTREME predict (or inspire) #ConformityGate ? Stranger things have happened…
“C reached for the L, and this time Benji let him take it. He turned the card upside down…”
(I don’t believe in coincidences. Not anymore.)
“C reached for the L, and this time Benji let him take it. He turned the card upside down…”
(I don’t believe in coincidences. Not anymore.)
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Did my 2021 novel L EXTREME predict (or inspire) #ConformityGate ? Stranger things have happened…
“C reached for the L, and this time Benji let him take it. He turned the card upside down…”
(I don’t believe in coincidences. Not anymore.)
“C reached for the L, and this time Benji let him take it. He turned the card upside down…”
(I don’t believe in coincidences. Not anymore.)
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 3: deal
When Local Gal added a speedily finger picked solo it got transcendental, and her lyric about the king of hearts was like dealing off the bottom of the deck—it couldn’t possibly be this good if you weren’t cheating.
(She’s covering “Love Buzz” ala Nirvana in 1969)
Day 3: deal
When Local Gal added a speedily finger picked solo it got transcendental, and her lyric about the king of hearts was like dealing off the bottom of the deck—it couldn’t possibly be this good if you weren’t cheating.
(She’s covering “Love Buzz” ala Nirvana in 1969)
January 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 3: deal
When Local Gal added a speedily finger picked solo it got transcendental, and her lyric about the king of hearts was like dealing off the bottom of the deck—it couldn’t possibly be this good if you weren’t cheating.
(She’s covering “Love Buzz” ala Nirvana in 1969)
Day 3: deal
When Local Gal added a speedily finger picked solo it got transcendental, and her lyric about the king of hearts was like dealing off the bottom of the deck—it couldn’t possibly be this good if you weren’t cheating.
(She’s covering “Love Buzz” ala Nirvana in 1969)
#5albums25
1. Stick — Jim Bob
2. Thank the Lord…It’s The Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
3. Sea Pipes — Sea Pipes
4. Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
5. The Little Ones — James Felice
HM: Mason Jennings, Jon Lindsay, Lemonheads, Arthur Buck, Jens Lekman
1. Stick — Jim Bob
2. Thank the Lord…It’s The Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
3. Sea Pipes — Sea Pipes
4. Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
5. The Little Ones — James Felice
HM: Mason Jennings, Jon Lindsay, Lemonheads, Arthur Buck, Jens Lekman
December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#5albums25
1. Stick — Jim Bob
2. Thank the Lord…It’s The Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
3. Sea Pipes — Sea Pipes
4. Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
5. The Little Ones — James Felice
HM: Mason Jennings, Jon Lindsay, Lemonheads, Arthur Buck, Jens Lekman
1. Stick — Jim Bob
2. Thank the Lord…It’s The Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
3. Sea Pipes — Sea Pipes
4. Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
5. The Little Ones — James Felice
HM: Mason Jennings, Jon Lindsay, Lemonheads, Arthur Buck, Jens Lekman
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 27: gift
That free wheel threw a wrench in our baby naming plans. Only book I’d read as much as Timely Persuasion was the masculine half of the alphabetical set of suggestions my mother sent as a not so subtle wedding gift.
Day 27: gift
That free wheel threw a wrench in our baby naming plans. Only book I’d read as much as Timely Persuasion was the masculine half of the alphabetical set of suggestions my mother sent as a not so subtle wedding gift.
December 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 27: gift
That free wheel threw a wrench in our baby naming plans. Only book I’d read as much as Timely Persuasion was the masculine half of the alphabetical set of suggestions my mother sent as a not so subtle wedding gift.
Day 27: gift
That free wheel threw a wrench in our baby naming plans. Only book I’d read as much as Timely Persuasion was the masculine half of the alphabetical set of suggestions my mother sent as a not so subtle wedding gift.
#ArtistFaveXmas
“It’s Time To Have A Merry Christmas” by Benji Hughes
🎶 🎄There’s a tree in my house and it’s covered with lights. I was in the shower singing Silent Night… 🎄🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55Na...
“It’s Time To Have A Merry Christmas” by Benji Hughes
🎶 🎄There’s a tree in my house and it’s covered with lights. I was in the shower singing Silent Night… 🎄🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55Na...
Benji Hughes "It's Time To Have A Merry Christmas!"
YouTube video by Merge Records on YouTube
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December 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#ArtistFaveXmas
“It’s Time To Have A Merry Christmas” by Benji Hughes
🎶 🎄There’s a tree in my house and it’s covered with lights. I was in the shower singing Silent Night… 🎄🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55Na...
“It’s Time To Have A Merry Christmas” by Benji Hughes
🎶 🎄There’s a tree in my house and it’s covered with lights. I was in the shower singing Silent Night… 🎄🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55Na...
#ArtistFaveXmas
“Run Away With Me” by Jens Lekman
🎶 What are you gonna do on Christmas Eve? Please don’t spend it with your family… 🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6rhM...
“Run Away With Me” by Jens Lekman
🎶 What are you gonna do on Christmas Eve? Please don’t spend it with your family… 🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6rhM...
Jens Lekman - Run away with me Lyrics
YouTube video by tonakis21080
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December 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#ArtistFaveXmas
“Run Away With Me” by Jens Lekman
🎶 What are you gonna do on Christmas Eve? Please don’t spend it with your family… 🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6rhM...
“Run Away With Me” by Jens Lekman
🎶 What are you gonna do on Christmas Eve? Please don’t spend it with your family… 🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6rhM...
My 3 favorite books read in 2025, with big thanks to @percivaleverett.bsky.social @mrjimbob.bsky.social @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social for their entertaining words of wisdom.
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Want to know JL Civi's Top 3 Books of 2025?
JL's top 3 reads of 2025 include Dr. No and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!
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December 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My 3 favorite books read in 2025, with big thanks to @percivaleverett.bsky.social @mrjimbob.bsky.social @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social for their entertaining words of wisdom.
shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
#TimeTravelAuthors
(watching cartoons in 1970)
Fred & Velma found Daphne in a secret room—but she was bait and it was a trap! Scooby & Shaggy accidentally set them free, then accidentally tricked the non-ghost into being captured using a train, some firecrackers and a skateboard. Mystery solved!
(watching cartoons in 1970)
Fred & Velma found Daphne in a secret room—but she was bait and it was a trap! Scooby & Shaggy accidentally set them free, then accidentally tricked the non-ghost into being captured using a train, some firecrackers and a skateboard. Mystery solved!
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors
(watching cartoons in 1970)
Fred & Velma found Daphne in a secret room—but she was bait and it was a trap! Scooby & Shaggy accidentally set them free, then accidentally tricked the non-ghost into being captured using a train, some firecrackers and a skateboard. Mystery solved!
(watching cartoons in 1970)
Fred & Velma found Daphne in a secret room—but she was bait and it was a trap! Scooby & Shaggy accidentally set them free, then accidentally tricked the non-ghost into being captured using a train, some firecrackers and a skateboard. Mystery solved!
These 3 will make my #5albums25 list, with about 10 others in contention for the last 2 slots.
Stick — Jim Bob
Thank the Lord…It’s the Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
Stick — Jim Bob
Thank the Lord…It’s the Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
December 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
These 3 will make my #5albums25 list, with about 10 others in contention for the last 2 slots.
Stick — Jim Bob
Thank the Lord…It’s the Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
Stick — Jim Bob
Thank the Lord…It’s the Pink Stones — The Pink Stones
Last Missouri Exit — Case Oats
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 13: far
Charm will only get you so far, but when the revolving door of time travelers keeps spinning you’d best hold on tight and enjoy the ride.
Day 13: far
Charm will only get you so far, but when the revolving door of time travelers keeps spinning you’d best hold on tight and enjoy the ride.
December 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 13: far
Charm will only get you so far, but when the revolving door of time travelers keeps spinning you’d best hold on tight and enjoy the ride.
Day 13: far
Charm will only get you so far, but when the revolving door of time travelers keeps spinning you’d best hold on tight and enjoy the ride.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 5: fantasies
Local Boy’s fantasy is getting married and having two kids as another time traveler (and a thinly veiled “novel” from the future) predict — but he’s so worried he’ll screw up the timeline it’s kind of a nightmare.
Day 5: fantasies
Local Boy’s fantasy is getting married and having two kids as another time traveler (and a thinly veiled “novel” from the future) predict — but he’s so worried he’ll screw up the timeline it’s kind of a nightmare.
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 5: fantasies
Local Boy’s fantasy is getting married and having two kids as another time traveler (and a thinly veiled “novel” from the future) predict — but he’s so worried he’ll screw up the timeline it’s kind of a nightmare.
Day 5: fantasies
Local Boy’s fantasy is getting married and having two kids as another time traveler (and a thinly veiled “novel” from the future) predict — but he’s so worried he’ll screw up the timeline it’s kind of a nightmare.