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Time Travel ^ changing gears

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      The Midnight Train by Matt Haig I thoroughly enjoyed The Midnight Train by Matt Haig, a time travel novel (also described as fantasy). It's cousin to my favorite fantasy,  The Emperor's Soul , so it might appeal to other fantasy enthusiasts.  Seems to me that Haig's novel is more  easy-going in tone and the sense of urgency is much less.  The stakes are high for the young protagonist in The Emeror's Soul but the ragged hero's companion on the train, a book seller who occasionally slipped him money, is harried by Wilbur's flippant attitude toward their situation.  Imo he's rebellious but sincere, not just flippant.   Haig observes the rules of time travel, but doesn't ask readers to have them memorized; I've often felt that authors blugeon readers with intricate terms (they occasionally made up). One novel went on and on about  discrepancy but the story was so good that I tried not to be judgemental of the author. Haig's Train ...
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Your Writing Prompt for the week (and what I wrote)

  "Write about something that is quintessentially summer to you."   Above is this week's writing prompt, and below is what I wrote.  Please note that I love each of these countries.  But to me, countries have many sides. Like characters in a story.  If circumstances shoved me hard enough, like when I was broke in India & had to find a paying job, I'd move to Thailand in April. April in Thailand is nothing but summer -- and it steadily gets worse. I first encountered the heartlessness of a country, even easy-going Thailand, in April. I remember bursting into tears it was so hot, passing out cold a few times outdoors then somehow landing in an ER, which in Thailand meant more discomfort: glaring lights, polyester sheets that both made me sweat and vomit. Yet here I am again, sweating. I must admit that Thailand's monsoons  were always the most pleasant of all the others I'd endured. Tourists, though, squawked about  Thais' peculiar habits (out ...
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