Author: Ian Thomas Healy
Genre: Western
Subgenre: Time travel
Length: 14 pages
Blurb:
A Short Story- When the train doesn't stop in the Old West town of Muddy Creek, Sheriff Jesse Hawkins goes to investigate. What he finds is a mystery that goes far beyond anything in his experience: a car full of people frozen in time. This story is included in the collection Tales of The Weird Wild West, also by Ian Thomas Healy.
Time travel mechanism: A small lantern-like device that can transport people back in time (and presumably return). No further explanation of how it works is provided. When broken, it stops time.
Review:
This is an entertaining, quick read, with a simple plot, authentic western dialogue, and some humor. It is partially successful in addressing the paradox regarding if you change the past then you change the future. The story is well written with a good pace, although the introductory scene is a little slow. The author was setting the mood but could just as well have eliminated the initial scene and started immediately with the scene about the train missing the stop at the station.
I received my kindle version as a free download from Amazon.
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