Never O'Clock: A Plague Journal

by robert deMarco

A collection of nine short science fiction stories written during the Coronavirus pandemic, Never O'Clock plays with some of the key issues raised by the public health crisis. From the uncertainty, the madness of the early days, the glaring disparities the pandemic exposed, the argument over vaccinations, and the questioning of reality, itself, these stories symbolize the struggles the world has just come through and continues to try and navigate. They are presented with the offer of reflection in mind, greater understanding through allegory, and with the hope more questions will be raised than such a collection could ever answer. Stories of parallel worlds, galactic-level corruption, bad decisions, and duty, Never O'Clock is one way of blowing off steam after a trying period in world history. Fun, terrifying, bewildering.

240 pages, Paperback

Published July 26, 2021