W. Royce Adams

About The Author

W. Royce Adams is an award-winning author and longtime educator whose work spans both fiction and academia. A former college English professor, Adams has written several acclaimed textbooks on reading comprehension and college-level study skills, many of which have been used by students across the United States.

As a fiction writer, his storytelling reflects a deep understanding of human resilience and youth’s search for identity. His novels and short stories, including Me & Jay, Jay: The Sequel to Me & Jay, The Rairarubia Series, As Time Goes By, and Scar Songs: Stories, explore themes of loss, courage, freedom, and personal transformation. His writing is known for its honesty, quiet emotion, and the ability to illuminate the small moments that shape a person’s life.

Now publishing under his own imprint, RJK Books, Adams has reissued his full catalogue with new covers and fresh editions. He welcomes readers’ thoughts on his work, especially on the new designs and stories that continue to inspire his growing audience.

Readers can also watch Royce read from As Time Goes By on Chaucer’s Bookstore YouTube Channel, and are encouraged to share their reflections and reviews.

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At the age of sixteen, I worked after school and on Saturdays at Kroger’s Grocery. I stuffed customers’ purchases into brown bags, unloaded supply trucks, stacked heavy boxes on a hand dolly and wielded them around like a graceful dancer, stamped prices robot-like on canned goods and stocked them on the shelves as fast as customers removed them. I learned to trim and spray water on produce to make items like lettuce look fresh on display. A no-brainer job really, but it came with a uniform -- a long, white, around-the-neck apron and a box cutter.

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