The Boy From Yesterday

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"The Boy from Yesterday" is a New Adult genre fiction novel, the first from author K.B. Howard.  The story is about a young man, Tom Flannery, 19, who, with the help of a magic ring from a mysterious magician, travels through time from 1890 to the present day, in search of help for a sick friend, Sam Beckins, who has been injured in a horse accident.  In the present day, he meets Laurel Humphrey, also 20, a student at Chesterfield University in New England.  Tom fights to find help for his friend and return to his own time before it's too late and Sam, all his progeny (including Laurel!) and time itself are altered forever.  (copyright 2020, K.B. Howard, all rights reserved)

K.B. Howard


    • Jan 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


    Latest episodes from The Boy From Yesterday

    Episode 42: Author Post-Script and Commentary for Dec 31 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 21:35


    K.B. Howard, author of "The Boy from Yesterday" podcast (and upcoming book) discusses the story in the context of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and the themes of love and friendship. 

    Chapter 41: Epilogue: Jefferson Manor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 11:23


    Laurel visits Jefferson Manor retirement home; new beginnings start. 

    Chapter 40: Moving On

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 5:30


    Emily meets with Laurel to discuss the future. 

    Chapter 39: The Stone Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 7:14


    Laurel learns a lot by visiting Chesterfield Memorial Park cemetery. 

    Chapter 38: Time to Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 17:29


    Laurel and Tom share what they've learned together. 

    Chapter 37: The Crucible at the Library Tower

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 17:47


    Tom, Laurel, TJ, and Peter meet at the Library Tower, as the story reaches its stunning climax. 

    Chapter 36: Rendezvous

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 6:35


    Tom and Laurel make their way to the Library Tower to rendezvous with their friends, but not everyone is accounted for. 

    Chapter 35: Ziddo-Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 12:36


    Laurel and Tom get good news; Laurel explains to Tom how to use what she gives him to help Sam. 

    Chapter 34: Sleeping Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 7:40


    TJ and Peter take matters into their own hands in an attempt to help Tom and Laurel. 

    Chapter 33: Desperate Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 5:50


    Laurel and Tom get increasingly anxious as they observe what's happening to Laurel. 

    Chapter 32: Twenty-Three Minutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 19:11


    Emily visits Christian to try to retrieve Tom's ring.  (Warning: Adult language and content: Listener discretion is advised.)

    Chapter 31: The Answer in the Dust

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 14:54


    Tom and Laurel help Clark clean out the hardware store; finally, a breakthrough is cause for celebration. 

    Chapter 30: The Psychic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 13:14


    Tom and Laurel visit a storefront psychic to see if she can help in their search for the magic words of the ring. 

    Chapter 29: It's All Relative

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 10:42


    Laurel and Tom discuss what they just heard, with still more shocking realization to come. 

    Chapter 28: The Power Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 10:30


    Tom entertains the family with how to get by without electricity, when Marguerite give Laurel and Tom shocking news. 

    Chapter 27: Days Gone By

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 15:20


    Laurel and Tom recover from the night before, and learn more about each other's times, when the whole family gets a surprise. 

    Chapter 26: The Secret's Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 20:11


    Laurel and Tom plan their strategy to find the magic words to the ring, but their secret starts to be found out by friends and enemies alike. 

    Chapter 25: The Einstein Prize

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 5:40


    Laurel, Tom, Emily, and TJ watch the on-campus announcement of the Einstein Prize, but someone is watching them.

    Chapter 24: I Spy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 4:12


    While Laurel and Tom are at the campus library, Christian visits Laurel's house and finds a way to get more information on what's she's been up to. 

    Chapter 23: Worries and Fries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 13:59


    While Laurel and Tom are at the library, Emily and TJ discuss their concerns at Rocket Diner that Tom might not be the person he claims to be. 

    Chapter 22: Chesterfield Memorial Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 8:14


    Laurel and Tom visit the town cemetery, looking for answers to Sam's fate, and encounter a disturbing new realization.

    Chapter 21: Home is a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 22:54


    Laurel and Tom search for the missing magic words to the ring at the library; their feelings deepen; Laurel gets an idea. 

    Chapter 20: Food for Thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 5:46


    Tom tries to blend in with Laurel, Emily, and TJ at the Rocket Diner. 

    Chapter 19: Main Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 7:49


    Laurel takes Tom shopping for contemporary clothes as a disguise, and runs into Emily and TJ on Main Street, trying to hide the secret of who he really is. 

    Chapter 18: Hiding in Plain Sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 10:01


    Laurel helps Tom get re-acquainted with "his" house, and with 21st-Century conveniences. 

    Chapter 17: In My Own Little Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 8:32


    In this chapter, we get to know Laurel's best friend, Emily Lemmon, a little better. 

    Chapter 16: The Horseshoe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 18:21


    Tom shares his secret with Laurel -- and something makes his story overcome Laurel's skepticism. 

    Chapter 15: The Barn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 5:50


    Laurel takes Tom back to her house, which seems awfully familiar to him. 

    Chapter 14: The Hospital - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 12:39


    Tom is examined by a doctor for his head injury and tries to learn what kind of new medicine might save Sam. 

    Chapter 13: The Hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 17:43


    After traveling through the time portal, Tom from the past meets Laurel in the present, and she takes him to the campus urgent care clinic for the bump on his head; Laurel and Tom get acquainted. 

    Chapter 12: The Tunnel of Wind Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 9:23


    Tom arrives in the present day and runs afoul of Christian; Laurel and Tom meet at the Chesterfield Day fairgrounds. 

    Chapter 11: The Tunnel of Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 25:55


    In 1890, Tom follows the instructions to use the magic ring; he travels through a time portal to the present day. 

    Chapter 10: The Right Side of the Tracks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 13:53


    Christian prepares for Chesterfield Day and deals with his monstrous mother, Gloria; everyone arrives at Chesterfield Day and shows their true colors. 

    Chapter 9: Chesterfield Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 1:53


    Laurel, Emily, Marguerite, and Clark all dress in period costumes for the town's annual historic Chesterfield Day celebration. 

    Chapter 8: A Day in the Life of Miss Humphrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 8:16


    Laurel goes to the Chesterfield University Library and runs into Christian; Laurel and Emily prepare their costumes for historic Chesterfield Day. 

    Chapter 7: The Wasp

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 6:14


    Laurel and Emily help Marguerite around the house; Laurel learns more about Emily as they prepare their costumes for the annual Chesterfield Day celebration. 

    Chapter 6: Through the Eyes of Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 29:48


    Tom visits the home of the mysterious magician, Zellar the Great, to collect his reward for saving Zellar's hat. 

    Chapter 5: A Stitch in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 17:35


    In his frantic search to find Dr. Hurd, Tom meets the mysterious magician, Zellar the Great, and earns a favor. 

    Chapter 4: From Bad to Worse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 8:42


    Back in 1890, Tom hurries to try to find help for the injured Sam.

    Chapter 3: Fascination with the Latest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 11:44


    We continue to get to know Laurel, Emily, TJ, and others, in present-day Chesterfield University, and learn of Laurel's tenuous relationship with Christian Tuckerbee. 

    Chapter 2: Too Many Noises

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 12:38


    In this second chapter, we are introduced to Laurel Humphrey, 20, a student at Chesterfield University in rural New England, in the present day, and her friends/classmates Emily Lemmon and TJ Jennings. 

    Chapter 1: The Illusion of the Idyll

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 25:26


    In this first chapter (after the prologue), we are introduced to Tom Flannery, 20, and his friend, Sam Beckins, also 20, in rural New England, a long time ago...

    The Boy from Yesterday - Preface by K.B. Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 13:06


    Author K.B. Howard reads from his own novel, "The Boy from Yesterday", in this, the Preface from the book and the inspiration for the story. 

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