JLC
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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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Day 11
Time travel happens via your mind, and in this song your mind flies…
(Fitting for 11/11, aka “Won One” day!)
Day 11
Time travel happens via your mind, and in this song your mind flies…
(Fitting for 11/11, aka “Won One” day!)
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Day 11
Time travel happens via your mind, and in this song your mind flies…
(Fitting for 11/11, aka “Won One” day!)
Day 11
Time travel happens via your mind, and in this song your mind flies…
(Fitting for 11/11, aka “Won One” day!)
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 7: Sports
There’s a reference to the 1969 World Series being tied at a game apiece (“Won One”) to passively establish the date, but I’m most proud of invoking a sports analogy to avoid writing a love scene.
Day 7: Sports
There’s a reference to the 1969 World Series being tied at a game apiece (“Won One”) to passively establish the date, but I’m most proud of invoking a sports analogy to avoid writing a love scene.
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Day 7: Sports
There’s a reference to the 1969 World Series being tied at a game apiece (“Won One”) to passively establish the date, but I’m most proud of invoking a sports analogy to avoid writing a love scene.
Day 7: Sports
There’s a reference to the 1969 World Series being tied at a game apiece (“Won One”) to passively establish the date, but I’m most proud of invoking a sports analogy to avoid writing a love scene.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 5: “meal”
I wanted to casually check if that list was still stuck between the cushions of the rear seats, but I didn’t want to get my mustardy hotdog fingers all over everything. As a well mannered gentleman I intended to finish my meal before seeking my next clue.
Day 5: “meal”
I wanted to casually check if that list was still stuck between the cushions of the rear seats, but I didn’t want to get my mustardy hotdog fingers all over everything. As a well mannered gentleman I intended to finish my meal before seeking my next clue.
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 5: “meal”
I wanted to casually check if that list was still stuck between the cushions of the rear seats, but I didn’t want to get my mustardy hotdog fingers all over everything. As a well mannered gentleman I intended to finish my meal before seeking my next clue.
Day 5: “meal”
I wanted to casually check if that list was still stuck between the cushions of the rear seats, but I didn’t want to get my mustardy hotdog fingers all over everything. As a well mannered gentleman I intended to finish my meal before seeking my next clue.
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 25
Excerpt with “back”
“He removed a blank back page from the DJ’s numbered request list and jotted down a list of costumes.”
One listed costume is a redheaded woman dressed as Benji Hughes. It’s from a different book, but has time travel.
(I’m not that redhead…or am I?)
Excerpt with “back”
“He removed a blank back page from the DJ’s numbered request list and jotted down a list of costumes.”
One listed costume is a redheaded woman dressed as Benji Hughes. It’s from a different book, but has time travel.
(I’m not that redhead…or am I?)
October 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 25
Excerpt with “back”
“He removed a blank back page from the DJ’s numbered request list and jotted down a list of costumes.”
One listed costume is a redheaded woman dressed as Benji Hughes. It’s from a different book, but has time travel.
(I’m not that redhead…or am I?)
Excerpt with “back”
“He removed a blank back page from the DJ’s numbered request list and jotted down a list of costumes.”
One listed costume is a redheaded woman dressed as Benji Hughes. It’s from a different book, but has time travel.
(I’m not that redhead…or am I?)
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 23
I get annoyed by other so-called time travelers messing up my master plan, but consider them more annoyances than enemies. My only enemy is time itself.
I get annoyed by other so-called time travelers messing up my master plan, but consider them more annoyances than enemies. My only enemy is time itself.
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 23
I get annoyed by other so-called time travelers messing up my master plan, but consider them more annoyances than enemies. My only enemy is time itself.
I get annoyed by other so-called time travelers messing up my master plan, but consider them more annoyances than enemies. My only enemy is time itself.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 21
As a time traveler I’m always rewriting someone’s story. The problem is how much I respect the written word, which makes me careful to rewrite history without rewriting the existing books. Keeping changes off the page is hard work. Cause & effect are relative terms.
As a time traveler I’m always rewriting someone’s story. The problem is how much I respect the written word, which makes me careful to rewrite history without rewriting the existing books. Keeping changes off the page is hard work. Cause & effect are relative terms.
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 21
As a time traveler I’m always rewriting someone’s story. The problem is how much I respect the written word, which makes me careful to rewrite history without rewriting the existing books. Keeping changes off the page is hard work. Cause & effect are relative terms.
As a time traveler I’m always rewriting someone’s story. The problem is how much I respect the written word, which makes me careful to rewrite history without rewriting the existing books. Keeping changes off the page is hard work. Cause & effect are relative terms.
October 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 15
“I gave you the book?” She clearly didn’t believe me, but mainly misunderstood.
“You didn’t give it to me, but you gave it back with annotations.”
Think it’s confusing to know you did something before it happens? In 2 days you’ll see the annotated advice I already gave…
“I gave you the book?” She clearly didn’t believe me, but mainly misunderstood.
“You didn’t give it to me, but you gave it back with annotations.”
Think it’s confusing to know you did something before it happens? In 2 days you’ll see the annotated advice I already gave…
October 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 15
“I gave you the book?” She clearly didn’t believe me, but mainly misunderstood.
“You didn’t give it to me, but you gave it back with annotations.”
Think it’s confusing to know you did something before it happens? In 2 days you’ll see the annotated advice I already gave…
“I gave you the book?” She clearly didn’t believe me, but mainly misunderstood.
“You didn’t give it to me, but you gave it back with annotations.”
Think it’s confusing to know you did something before it happens? In 2 days you’ll see the annotated advice I already gave…
Random: I was painting my mailbox post last weekend and thought about Tom Sawyer for the first time in ages. And here he is again!
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Random: I was painting my mailbox post last weekend and thought about Tom Sawyer for the first time in ages. And here he is again!
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 13
The old man thinks I was his first wife, which is true. It’s unclear if he’s an older version of Local Boy or Local Boy’s son, but either way it’s still true (sort of)…
The old man thinks I was his first wife, which is true. It’s unclear if he’s an older version of Local Boy or Local Boy’s son, but either way it’s still true (sort of)…
October 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 13
The old man thinks I was his first wife, which is true. It’s unclear if he’s an older version of Local Boy or Local Boy’s son, but either way it’s still true (sort of)…
The old man thinks I was his first wife, which is true. It’s unclear if he’s an older version of Local Boy or Local Boy’s son, but either way it’s still true (sort of)…
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 11
Excerpt: “most”
“I’d bet most of these clowns couldn’t tell a sonnet from a soliloquy if it bit them in the chivalry.”
Redhead’s character commentary: Irony here is Local Boy is one of those clowns he refers to, but it’s still a good zinger. I know the difference.
Excerpt: “most”
“I’d bet most of these clowns couldn’t tell a sonnet from a soliloquy if it bit them in the chivalry.”
Redhead’s character commentary: Irony here is Local Boy is one of those clowns he refers to, but it’s still a good zinger. I know the difference.
October 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 11
Excerpt: “most”
“I’d bet most of these clowns couldn’t tell a sonnet from a soliloquy if it bit them in the chivalry.”
Redhead’s character commentary: Irony here is Local Boy is one of those clowns he refers to, but it’s still a good zinger. I know the difference.
Excerpt: “most”
“I’d bet most of these clowns couldn’t tell a sonnet from a soliloquy if it bit them in the chivalry.”
Redhead’s character commentary: Irony here is Local Boy is one of those clowns he refers to, but it’s still a good zinger. I know the difference.
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 9
Despite cousin Jimmy thinking I have eyes for Local Boy, my favorite person in the story is myself. But if I can pull off what I intend to, it’ll be for my favorite person outside the story…
Despite cousin Jimmy thinking I have eyes for Local Boy, my favorite person in the story is myself. But if I can pull off what I intend to, it’ll be for my favorite person outside the story…
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 9
Despite cousin Jimmy thinking I have eyes for Local Boy, my favorite person in the story is myself. But if I can pull off what I intend to, it’ll be for my favorite person outside the story…
Despite cousin Jimmy thinking I have eyes for Local Boy, my favorite person in the story is myself. But if I can pull off what I intend to, it’ll be for my favorite person outside the story…
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7
Witnessing Paul McCartney’s death at the young age of 27 in a freak barnyard ram attack on his Scottish farm (and still remembering how it happened after undoing it even though he doesn’t) is high on the odd/weird spectrum.
Witnessing Paul McCartney’s death at the young age of 27 in a freak barnyard ram attack on his Scottish farm (and still remembering how it happened after undoing it even though he doesn’t) is high on the odd/weird spectrum.
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7
Witnessing Paul McCartney’s death at the young age of 27 in a freak barnyard ram attack on his Scottish farm (and still remembering how it happened after undoing it even though he doesn’t) is high on the odd/weird spectrum.
Witnessing Paul McCartney’s death at the young age of 27 in a freak barnyard ram attack on his Scottish farm (and still remembering how it happened after undoing it even though he doesn’t) is high on the odd/weird spectrum.
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 5
Though debatable if I’m the solution, the problem, an inciting incident, or all of the above—it’s very clear neither book would be the same without my influence.
Though debatable if I’m the solution, the problem, an inciting incident, or all of the above—it’s very clear neither book would be the same without my influence.
October 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 5
Though debatable if I’m the solution, the problem, an inciting incident, or all of the above—it’s very clear neither book would be the same without my influence.
Though debatable if I’m the solution, the problem, an inciting incident, or all of the above—it’s very clear neither book would be the same without my influence.
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3
In Timely Persuasion I’m first heard leaving a message on an answering machine in 2001. In Done Gone I proposition Local Boy in person after a gig in 1969. But since you can read the books in either order AND I’m a time traveler, “first appearance” isn’t so straightforward…
In Timely Persuasion I’m first heard leaving a message on an answering machine in 2001. In Done Gone I proposition Local Boy in person after a gig in 1969. But since you can read the books in either order AND I’m a time traveler, “first appearance” isn’t so straightforward…
October 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3
In Timely Persuasion I’m first heard leaving a message on an answering machine in 2001. In Done Gone I proposition Local Boy in person after a gig in 1969. But since you can read the books in either order AND I’m a time traveler, “first appearance” isn’t so straightforward…
In Timely Persuasion I’m first heard leaving a message on an answering machine in 2001. In Done Gone I proposition Local Boy in person after a gig in 1969. But since you can read the books in either order AND I’m a time traveler, “first appearance” isn’t so straightforward…
Catching up on #TimeTravelAuthors Day 1!
I’m known as “The Redhead.” Local Boy calls me Daphne since I remind him of the Scooby-Doo character. My real name is mentioned once in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it manner. In TP I’m the narrator’s young love, but in DG it’s 32 years earlier and more complex…
I’m known as “The Redhead.” Local Boy calls me Daphne since I remind him of the Scooby-Doo character. My real name is mentioned once in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it manner. In TP I’m the narrator’s young love, but in DG it’s 32 years earlier and more complex…
October 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Catching up on #TimeTravelAuthors Day 1!
I’m known as “The Redhead.” Local Boy calls me Daphne since I remind him of the Scooby-Doo character. My real name is mentioned once in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it manner. In TP I’m the narrator’s young love, but in DG it’s 32 years earlier and more complex…
I’m known as “The Redhead.” Local Boy calls me Daphne since I remind him of the Scooby-Doo character. My real name is mentioned once in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it manner. In TP I’m the narrator’s young love, but in DG it’s 32 years earlier and more complex…
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 25
Local Boy Done Gone mostly takes place between 1969-1978, so we’re already ~50 years in the future. By the end of the book some events in the timeline have changed—hopefully for the better. One of those things is a record by a group called Kuco Mist…
Local Boy Done Gone mostly takes place between 1969-1978, so we’re already ~50 years in the future. By the end of the book some events in the timeline have changed—hopefully for the better. One of those things is a record by a group called Kuco Mist…
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 25
Local Boy Done Gone mostly takes place between 1969-1978, so we’re already ~50 years in the future. By the end of the book some events in the timeline have changed—hopefully for the better. One of those things is a record by a group called Kuco Mist…
Local Boy Done Gone mostly takes place between 1969-1978, so we’re already ~50 years in the future. By the end of the book some events in the timeline have changed—hopefully for the better. One of those things is a record by a group called Kuco Mist…
lol! Made me look. I made reference to Billie Holiday being an alternate timeline 27 Club member in May & July via this image, but don’t think I posted the exact quote.
Maybe you read it in the actual book :)
Maybe you read it in the actual book :)
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
lol! Made me look. I made reference to Billie Holiday being an alternate timeline 27 Club member in May & July via this image, but don’t think I posted the exact quote.
Maybe you read it in the actual book :)
Maybe you read it in the actual book :)
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 17
Billie Holiday died of an opium overdose during the musicians strike of 1942. Rumors of a government hit related to anti-lynching protest song “Strange Fruit” popped up in my research, but no reporter sourced definitive proof.
#27Club
Billie Holiday died of an opium overdose during the musicians strike of 1942. Rumors of a government hit related to anti-lynching protest song “Strange Fruit” popped up in my research, but no reporter sourced definitive proof.
#27Club
September 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 17
Billie Holiday died of an opium overdose during the musicians strike of 1942. Rumors of a government hit related to anti-lynching protest song “Strange Fruit” popped up in my research, but no reporter sourced definitive proof.
#27Club
Billie Holiday died of an opium overdose during the musicians strike of 1942. Rumors of a government hit related to anti-lynching protest song “Strange Fruit” popped up in my research, but no reporter sourced definitive proof.
#27Club
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Day 29: Is anyone late?
Whenever the redhead drags Local Boy unknowingly and/or unwillingly on a trip through time, he arrives back home about a year late.
Day 29: Is anyone late?
Whenever the redhead drags Local Boy unknowingly and/or unwillingly on a trip through time, he arrives back home about a year late.
August 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Day 29: Is anyone late?
Whenever the redhead drags Local Boy unknowingly and/or unwillingly on a trip through time, he arrives back home about a year late.
Day 29: Is anyone late?
Whenever the redhead drags Local Boy unknowingly and/or unwillingly on a trip through time, he arrives back home about a year late.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 25: Writing advice
Two faves:
1. Use the gifts you give yourself. Characters & locations & items you’ve created earlier will help later. Don’t invent a new one-off if you can bring back something existing.
2. Removing “that” from a sentence makes it better 80% of the time.
Day 25: Writing advice
Two faves:
1. Use the gifts you give yourself. Characters & locations & items you’ve created earlier will help later. Don’t invent a new one-off if you can bring back something existing.
2. Removing “that” from a sentence makes it better 80% of the time.
August 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Day 25: Writing advice
Two faves:
1. Use the gifts you give yourself. Characters & locations & items you’ve created earlier will help later. Don’t invent a new one-off if you can bring back something existing.
2. Removing “that” from a sentence makes it better 80% of the time.
Day 25: Writing advice
Two faves:
1. Use the gifts you give yourself. Characters & locations & items you’ve created earlier will help later. Don’t invent a new one-off if you can bring back something existing.
2. Removing “that” from a sentence makes it better 80% of the time.
#TimeTravelAuthors
Day 23: restore
Local Boy accepts a groupie’s invitation to her van after a gig in 1969. He hasn’t yet realized she drove him to 1994…
Day 23: restore
Local Boy accepts a groupie’s invitation to her van after a gig in 1969. He hasn’t yet realized she drove him to 1994…
August 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Day 23: restore
Local Boy accepts a groupie’s invitation to her van after a gig in 1969. He hasn’t yet realized she drove him to 1994…
Day 23: restore
Local Boy accepts a groupie’s invitation to her van after a gig in 1969. He hasn’t yet realized she drove him to 1994…
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 21
A suspicious tan van pops up a few times in Timely Persuasion during significant events. We learn who drives it in Local Boy Done Gone. The van has ties to a hospital multiple time travelers in both books are associated with. Not exactly time police, but not not that…
A suspicious tan van pops up a few times in Timely Persuasion during significant events. We learn who drives it in Local Boy Done Gone. The van has ties to a hospital multiple time travelers in both books are associated with. Not exactly time police, but not not that…
August 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 21
A suspicious tan van pops up a few times in Timely Persuasion during significant events. We learn who drives it in Local Boy Done Gone. The van has ties to a hospital multiple time travelers in both books are associated with. Not exactly time police, but not not that…
A suspicious tan van pops up a few times in Timely Persuasion during significant events. We learn who drives it in Local Boy Done Gone. The van has ties to a hospital multiple time travelers in both books are associated with. Not exactly time police, but not not that…
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Day 19
In Timely Persuasion no character names are given so it’s all nicknames. (Narrator Blondie, girlfriend the redhead, bowling partner Bowlingus, sister “Sis,” young father Local Boy.)
Done Gone continues this, but casually reveals real names in conversation here & there.
Day 19
In Timely Persuasion no character names are given so it’s all nicknames. (Narrator Blondie, girlfriend the redhead, bowling partner Bowlingus, sister “Sis,” young father Local Boy.)
Done Gone continues this, but casually reveals real names in conversation here & there.
August 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Day 19
In Timely Persuasion no character names are given so it’s all nicknames. (Narrator Blondie, girlfriend the redhead, bowling partner Bowlingus, sister “Sis,” young father Local Boy.)
Done Gone continues this, but casually reveals real names in conversation here & there.
Day 19
In Timely Persuasion no character names are given so it’s all nicknames. (Narrator Blondie, girlfriend the redhead, bowling partner Bowlingus, sister “Sis,” young father Local Boy.)
Done Gone continues this, but casually reveals real names in conversation here & there.