The Universe Has Timing Issues: A Cosmic-Comedy Storybook

By Camelia Baba

What if the universe had feelings - and you were the only one it trusted?
Sample: The Clock Tower That Resigned From Its Job
"Talia Finch woke up to the kind of silence that suggested something had gone terribly, cosmically wrong.

The town clock tower - normally louder than a marching band falling down a staircase - had stopped ringing. When she stepped outside, she saw why.

The top half of the tower was floating above the rest like it had simply decided it was done with gravity.
A glowing message hovered beside it:

TEMPORAL SYSTEM ERROR.
PLEASE WAIT.
ESTIMATED WAIT TIME: LOL.

Talia sighed. "Great. Even the universe is sarcastic."
Her cat, Sir Whiskerton the Third, meowed in a tone that suggested he blamed her personally."

When Talia Finch discovers her town's timeline glitching, she meets Chrono, an exhausted cosmic technician, and stumbles into a hidden world of surreal departments that manage everything from lost socks to forgotten dreams.

But fixing time is only the beginning.

The universe becomes attached to her - literally. It texts her. It sends her gifts. It shows up uninvited. It has jealousy issues, boundary issues, commitment issues... and a pair of dramatic cosmic exes named Order and Entropy.

As Talia navigates cosmic chaos, emotional storms, and the universe's desperate attempts to grow, she discovers something unexpected:

The universe isn't broken. It's becoming.

And so is she.

A whimsical, heartfelt, cosmic-comedy adventure about growth, boundaries, trust, and the messy beauty of being human. Perfect for fans of magical realism, surreal humor, and stories that blend emotion with absurdity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GKYPBLXD
• ISBN13: 9798246275153
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"