Jason A. Adams on Appalachian yarn-spinning, time that misbehaves on its own, and the second chances that keep turning up across the five stories of Misbehaving Time — his contribution to the Escape from 2026 StoryBundle.
In “Shadows in the Mirror,” Jason A. Adams sends a small-town sheriff to a family estate where mirrored halls and old grudges reflect more than just the past—and what waits behind the glass has been watching for a long time. Sheriff Larry Crabtree was hoping for a quiet Sunday with his hound and his girlfriend—but…
A missing girl, a house full of mirrors, and a sheriff who knows better than to trust what he sees—some reflections don’t just look back. In “Shadows in the Mirror,” Jason A. Adams blends small-town grit, Southern folklore, and supernatural menace into a fast-paced ghost story packed with heart and tension. Sheriff Larry Crabtree’s quiet…
Jason A. Adams’ “The End of the Rainbow” appears in Small Gods, book 6 in the Blaze Ward Presents anthology series. Excerpt When the world stopped spinning, Andrew pulled his britches up over his still-sodden tush, face flaming as dozens of strange…people…stared at him. Most were vaguely human, in that the right number of limbs…
