The Chronologist
ShortStory 7,298 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
A boy, desperate to escape the drudgery of life in his small town, gets caught up in the machinations of a traveling time keeper, and slowly watches his town and his life unravel by the seams.
Content warnings 1
death-of-a-loved-one
Quasar links out; the story lives on Tor.com, where the author gets the click.