I devoured a book in January that featured all of my favorite things. The Ministry of Time is the award-winning debut novel of British-Cambodian writer Kaliane Bradley, set in the UK. Published by Avid Reader Press/Simon and Schuster last year, Goodreads says it’s “a time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the power and the potential for love to change it all.” It inspired me to write my own story about time travel. Creating characters is fun; mine are young adults. That’s what happens when a middle school teacher writes a story.