Time: Short Stories in the Jack Randall World

Randall Wood

Jan 2017 · Tension Bookworks

About this ebook

 Time is the title I’ve chosen for this selection of short stories. This started off as a writing challenge to myself. The goal was to improve my own writing, and publication of the end product was never intended. I simply wished to see if I could write six different stories, each of them surrounding one of the six main characters in the Jack Randall series, and have each story tie into the next, visiting each character over the course of a twenty-four hour day. I worked on it on and off over several months and eventually the pages piled up to a respectable thickness.People liked the insight into the private lives of the main characters. Some of the stories lack arc. Others were written to help me write detail or practice pacing. Still others were ways for me to comment on and research current events or subjects that were new to me. A couple are from first-hand experience.
Regardless of the reasons for them being on the page I have caved to pressure and am publishing them as an e-book. A 100 page short-story collection/companion piece to the Jack Randall series if you will.
So this is Time, I hope you enjoy it. If so, please let me know, I may just make this a "living book" and add to it from time to time. 

SPOILER ALERT:
If you have not read the first three novels of the series, Closure, Pestilence, and Scarcity, you will not know all of the characters portrayed here and there will be spoilers within these short stories.

About the author

 READING ORDER:

Closure
Pestilence
Scarcity
Time
Insight
Security
The Twelve Shepherds: Season One


Randall Wood is the author of the popular Jack Randall series of thrillers as well as several short stories surrounding the main characters.

He currently resides on the gulf coast of Florida with his wife and family. When not writing he can usually be found in the ocean or building something cool.

He welcomes readers and fellow writers to his website at www.randallwoodauthor.com where he promises not to speak of himself in the third person.

25 things about me;

1- I have over 200 more take-offs than I do landings. One tree landing (planned) and one water landing. (unplanned) Parachutes do NOT float.

2-I still own my first car, an 86 Monte Carlo SS, slightly augmented.

3-I wrote my first stories in junior high. My first novel in 2006.

4-Reading and sleeping are pretty much the same thing for me.

5-I'd rather burn the midnight oil than get up early.

6-I've run two marathons. One on a dare, the other for fun.

7-I own a 9mm automatic that's been to seven countries.

8-My IQ is 142. Or at least it was at one point.

9-I'm right handed and left eyed.

10-Someday I hope to retire on a sailboat.

11-My favorite coffee is a triple-grande'-white- mocha. I order it with a deep voice.

12-I own 14 swords, one of which is a light saber, green.

13-I like big dogs.

14-If I'm not writing I'm building stuff.

15-I don't wear hats unless I absolutely have to.

16-I'm a PC.

17-Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.

18-I still play with Lego's.

19-I'm partially deaf on my right side...from blowing things up.

20-Fastest Rubik's cube time; 1 minute 34 seconds.

21-Most common report card statement; "Not working up to his full potential."

22-Second most common; "Constantly reads in class."

23-Once intubated and saved two dogs involved in a house fire.

24-I grew up on Heavy Metal hair bands.

25-Now that I can write and publish all I want, I doubt I'll ever retire.