The Destiny Engine

by J.D. Byrne

A Short Story

Elizabeth Haden Smith is in need of a miracle. B. Pinkham James might be able to provide it. Word of the inventor’s destiny engine gives her hope for breaking her great aunt out from her stupor of grief. But James’s inventions have a habit of working too well. He was run out of New York and San Francisco before he came to the wilds of Wyoming. Will he be running again?

Sometimes it’s better to let the unknown remain that way.

22 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 13, 2015

About the author

JD Byrne was born and raised around Charleston, West Virginia, before spending seven years in Morgantown getting degrees in history and law from West Virginia University. He's practiced law for more than 20 years, writing briefs where he has to stick to real facts and real law. In his fiction, he gets to make up the facts, take or leave the law, and let his imagination run wild. He lives outside Charleston with his wife and the two cutest tiny dogs the world has ever seen.

Reviews

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written with developed characters that fit into their era well. Somewhat reminiscent of HG Wells's Time Machine, not a new idea but perhaps a fresher setting. A bit disappointed with the ending tho, it felt a little flat and unfinished.

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story.