The Thirstday Cognizance Brigade (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781736023051)

How many of you have ever heard a cuckoo clock chine the hour and not counted the cuckoos? It is human nature. When we hear a clock chime the hour, whether dongs from a church steeple, elegant chimes from a grandfather clock, or cuckoos from an old world cuckoo clock, we count. We, whether by instinct or nature, want to stay in sync with time.

Students and faculty at a small college discuss aspects of time while at a local pub. The puzzling group, known as the Thirstday Cognizance Brigade, or Thurston College's Best, are led by a Professor of Illogical Theory, a tenured professor known for inspiring students to think "outside the box." The tavern discussion turns into a workshop involving students from across the campus and members of the community. The one topic declared by their Provost as "off limits" is time travel, however they do discover how to manipulate time by altering memories.

The study sets off a series of events that impact the day-to-day life of an entire community, yet only a few realize what is happening and they struggle with putting things right.