She could have been no more than four and a half feet tall. She was swaddled in linen like a veiled harem girl but must have been at least 60, judging by the age showing in the hand on my arm. Rheumy blue eyes, alert behind cirrus clouds of cataracts, squinted at me for a moment, and then she chuckled. “You like tea.” It was not a question. I closed one eye and looked at her much the same way she had inspected me. “Yes.”
When two Time Travelers cross paths during an illusive, mysterious Persian night market, the adventure becomes a lesson about the endurance of love and the bits of ourselves we leave behind.
Leaving Traces is a series of complete short fiction stories chronicling the adventures and chance encounters that make up the life of a Time Traveler. Like memories, each adventure is a little different: Some have an overlay of romance, some have hints of magic, others are sweet and simple stories of lives found and lost across the years. Told in the style of a travelogue or a short memoir, each story has a beginning and an end but contains threads that connect to create a broader picture.
Praise for the other installments in the Leaving Traces series:
"It honestly felt like something straight out of a Gaiman novel."
"The imagery is absolutely gorgeous. I'm looking forward to reading more of this series."
"I didn't want the story to end."
"I have read time-travel books before, but this story offers a fresh take."
If you enjoy Leaving Traces: The World Shall Tell, get a longer story in the series, Between Time and the Stars (roughly 11,000 words) here on Amazon at bit.ly/BetweenTimeAmazon, and enjoy the third story, Treasure of the Guardos, at bit.ly/guardos.
Read the newest installment, published in March of 2015, at bit.ly/probao.
When two Time Travelers cross paths during an illusive, mysterious Persian night market, the adventure becomes a lesson about the endurance of love and the bits of ourselves we leave behind.
Leaving Traces is a series of complete short fiction stories chronicling the adventures and chance encounters that make up the life of a Time Traveler. Like memories, each adventure is a little different: Some have an overlay of romance, some have hints of magic, others are sweet and simple stories of lives found and lost across the years. Told in the style of a travelogue or a short memoir, each story has a beginning and an end but contains threads that connect to create a broader picture.
Praise for the other installments in the Leaving Traces series:
"It honestly felt like something straight out of a Gaiman novel."
"The imagery is absolutely gorgeous. I'm looking forward to reading more of this series."
"I didn't want the story to end."
"I have read time-travel books before, but this story offers a fresh take."
If you enjoy Leaving Traces: The World Shall Tell, get a longer story in the series, Between Time and the Stars (roughly 11,000 words) here on Amazon at bit.ly/BetweenTimeAmazon, and enjoy the third story, Treasure of the Guardos, at bit.ly/guardos.
Read the newest installment, published in March of 2015, at bit.ly/probao.
