The Time Bubble and Other Distortions of Reality

Lawrence W. Powers, writing fiction as L. Wade Powers, has a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Texas. He spent much of his life either in laboratory medicine or as a marine biologist, specializing in behavioral ecology. During the last twenty years before he retired in 2013, he was an academic dean and professor of natural sciences at an Oregon university. He served briefly as the creative nonfiction editor for Timberline Review and for five years as a contributing editor for the Journal of the Shaw Historical Library, based in southern Oregon. He is a member of the Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA) and Willamette Writers.Distortions of reality comprise much of his fiction. Previous novels and short story collections are listed before the title page. Favorite topics include adolescent musings and doings, lucid dreams, androids and future dystopias, western history, a dash of gothic horror, and reflections on why we do what we do or don't. This collection contains his first time travel piece, a favorite subgenre since he was the nerdy young lad depicted in many of his stories.Larry lives in southeastern Oregon with his beautiful wife and enjoys the high desert plains and nearby Cascades. You can learn more about him and his literary efforts at lwadepowers.com.