The Time Machine

by Richard W. Jennings

The trouble with most time machines, thinks middle-schooler Ricky Cleese, is they try too hard. They take you back to the land of the fearsome dinosaurs or forward to an age of endless war. What the world needs now is a time machine that will take you back perhaps half-an-hour, so you can correct your errors as you go along. With the help of a guinea pig named Emerson, and a girl friend named Fancy Blush, Ricky sets out to achieve just that. First serialized in The Kansas City Star, this full-length novel for pre-teens is just as much fun for grown-ups. Author Richard W. Jennings has been called "The Master of Middle American Whimsy" (Kirkus Reviews).

133 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 20, 2011

About the author

Richard Jennings was born and raised in Tennessee. After attending Rhodes College, he moved to Kansas City where he co-founded a popular book store, Rainy Day Books, where his books are always in stock.

Mr. Jennings lives in Overland Park, Kansas, with his wife and family. “He has five children, four grandchildren, a dog, a cat, and a parrot” (as seen on the cover of his books).

He has written novels, short stories, essays, articles, children’s activity books, has made several professional appearances, is a literary judge, and he continues to publish new works.