LONG-LIST FINALIST IN THE 2025 The Journey Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity Non-Fiction | Chanticleer International Book Awards

Snuffy Cod, alter ego and soul caregiver for her dying husband... okay... stop. He does die but sometime in the future-a future she visits on and off, along with popovers to the past and present. Snuffy's visits occur in fits and starts via some perceived time travel portal. She embarks on these excursions several times throughout the day, hour, minute, second-sometimes simply during a thought. Nothing more. Nothing less. Is it escapism? Of course not. Don't be silly. Pshaw! Meanwhile, her husband remains bedridden, unmoving upstairs on an excruciatingly slow slide to death-death by molasses slick. Or is he? If Snuffy Cod can remain in the past, even the present, might she prevent a future and thereby prevent his impending death? THE HEARTBREAK OF TIME TRAVEL is a brutally honest deep dive into dementia, caregiving, hope, grief, but mostly love.

THE HEARTBREAK OF TIME TRAVEL is categorized as autobiographical fiction and literary memoir. Wingate's story twists actual family events into quips about dementia, depression, and suicide all due to the trials of caregiving of a family member with a brain malfunction. THE HEARTBREAK OF TIME TRAVEL looks at the raw yet sometimes amusing side of death and dying. Written in short, punchy segments that sometimes flip a middle finger at writing rules, purposefully and, hopefully, not rudely. THE HEARTBREAK OF TIME TRAVEL is an unforgettable and meaningful true story written as under Susan's pen name, Aja Mie.