J.A. Willoughby

Musician and original bass player for rock group, Hybrid Ice, Jeff Willoughby, has published his first book, This Side of Center-Original Stories, available now in Kindle and paperback.

The book's title makes reference to the off-beat style of the fifteen stories included in the book, which cites creative influences from Twilight Zone's creator, Rod Serling, Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry, sci-fi authors Larry Niven, Kurt Vonnegut, Shirley Jackson, as well as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, O. Henry and many more.

A second collection of stories in the anthology,This Side of Center-Encore, was released October 2016.

A Time Travel series, DEATH SENTENCE! has been added to the author's list with two books already published. A third will be released before the end of 2018.

In his words he says of this first writing project: "At some point during my music career I began hearing voices in my head. This was in addition to the perpetual ringing in my ears to which I'd grown accustomed. Rather than seek professional help (for the voices) I decided to write down what they were saying-whether it had a soundtrack or not. And they had a lot to say. Over time, I had many imaginary characters living out their brief existences in 400 to 12,000 word lifespans, interacting with each other and coming and going as they pleased. It was fun to listen and be their interpreter. And I will keep listening and writing what they have to say. But I will also seek that help if I find myself answering them." - Jeff Willoughby