"Unique Americana short stories about the different kinds of issues people face in their lives. From a sibling keeping a knife under his pillow to an insistent small town minister, these stories keep your attention by including the bizarre drama that we occasionally encounter in our day-to-day lives.... I enjoyed the variety of stories within Boxes of Time and those who enjoy a slice of American life will most likely enjoy them as well." (Librarything Reviewer Lili_Vagarious)

****  Praise for previous story collections by Jack Matthews ****

"Matthews stories are like friends from small towns: They are honest, warm, occasionally lyrical and as strange and idiosyncratic as the rest of us." (Arthur Sabatini, Philadelphia Inquirer)

"Mr. Matthews is a master of prose conversation and deadpan charm. He is ironic, cool, and shrewd, and he writes a lucid prose." (Tom O'Brien, New York Times Book Review)

"Few contemporary writers can - or want to - compose stories in the narrow tunnel of the interior, the rutted trail of memory between mind and heart, sometimes shutting out other people as well as time and place and usual props. Matthews takes us there, carrying a bright light." (Art Seidenbaum, Los Angeles Times)

Due to  scheduling mishaps, this title was not made available to reviewers at publication time. In 2026, this ebook will be made available to book reviewers, accompanied by a modest advertising campaign.