Short Story Corner: Gramps – A Time Travel Short Story by Ernie Howard & Mara by Bob Williams

Short Story Title: Gramps: A Time Travel Short Story

Author: Ernie Howard

Publication Date: September 26, 2017

Available On: Amazon as an eBook

Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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When Tate gets a call that his grandfather is dying, he goes to see him. Not especially close, Tate wonders what it’s all about. But his grandfather, experiencing dementia, has one final request. What follows is a suspenseful tale about close calls and the love a grandfather has for his grandson.

It’s a moving story that hits you with an emotional gut-punch when you realize what it’s all about. I couldn’t help but get choked up as the storytelling enveloped me when I learned what was at stake.

I originally read this short story when it was published in “Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 16″, a collection filled with…