Moving At The Speed Of Time
When my first novel, Somewhere Out There In The West was published – my brain exploded, in a good way. I couldn’t believe it! I had a published novel! My mind clicked into a new gear and nearly immediately I began my next novel…
I bought an ounce of marijuana, a strain called Girl Scout Cookies and began writing. It took me three weeks and as I finished the ounce the first manuscript of this book was being completed.
Moving At The Speed Of Time’s muse was the plant Mary Jane. The novel is saturated with cannabis smoke. The “fourth wall” was nearly nonexistent as I walk people through the book with many smoke breaks and digressions. It’s more like a conversation than a novel…
I galloped through this book at breakneck speed, stopping for the occasional smoke break or to write about some thought that had crossed my mind.
I called it a marijuana novel, but my friend Rich Soos said it really was a philosophical novel. Either way, it probably unlike any other novel you’ve read.
The Description on Amazon
Can you find a story in a baggie of pot?
Dylan Winslow needs a breakthrough with his paintings.
Mitch Hopewell needs to figure out what to do with 312 million dollars.
Bubba Ravi Shesha needs to sort out what he believes.
Louie Gilder needs someone to love.
Me? I need a smoke break.
Moving At the Speed Of Time is inspired by the muse, Mary Jane. The stories of an artist, a soul-searching guru, a lottery winner, and an ex-con are intertwined through a meandering tale of consciousness, marijuana smoking and human reality. Moving At the Speed Of Time is full of delightful asides, digressions, and tidbits of cannabis lore.
Published April, 2018 | Available on Amazon.com
Preview
Here’s the first few chapters…
A Review…
As an avid reader, I always find myself reading two books at once, often of two disparate subjects / genres to keep my interest balanced and to cover as much ground as possible. When Jon Christopher’s “Moving At The Speed of Time” came into my life, I was already neck deep in a classic work by my favorite modern noir crime novelist (who shall remain nameless for this review). Mind you, I devour this crime novelist’s works, burning through even the thickest volumes in usually a couple weeks. MATSOT, a focused yet whimsical folk-tale where marijuana is the main character, was a wild card choice for me, as I typically lean towards the hard-boiled anti-hero ilk. As I read both books in tandem, an unexpected thing happened – much like the effects of marijuana, I quickly realized Jon’s book was making me feel good as opposed to the scandalous complexity of the noir book, which was in contrast, making me feel bad, suffocated… Like any other clear-headed hedonist, I began to spend more time with Jon’s book than with one of my favorite authors of all time, as it continued to make me feel un-jaded, hopeful, fresh, and like any great drug, I simply did not want to put it down until I finished it. The critically-acclaimed crime book quickly developed a substantial layer of dust…
Jon Christopher successfully avoids all the dorky trappings often associated with weed culture, and instead weaves a tale that shows the true profound effect that marijuana haves on our lives, often intertwining every day groups of people that perhaps wouldn’t normally groove together, showing what a divine gift from the God’s above or underground serpent saints it can truly be. My highest recommendation to my fellow citizens of the Earth trying to navigate the toxic fog of Kali Yuga!
– Gabriel Hart, an avid reader, writer, musician and desert dweller.
