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About the Author: Arthur Davis has published over a hundred tales of original horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, mystery, crime, magical realism, epic adventure and slipstream as well as literary/mainstream fiction have been published in eighty journals. Several dozen more tales have been published as reprints, He was featured in a single author anthology, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, received the 2018 Write Well Award for excellence in short fiction and, twice nominated, received Honorable Mention in The Best American Mystery Stories 2017. Nine novels are available and include tales of mystery, fantasy, horror, romance and mainstream fiction.
It’s been years since I was back in the city, a place where I was born, went to college, made most of the friends I still stay in touch with, met my future wife and was never anxious to leave. Then life happened and, while I’m not complaining, I do miss it more than I care to admit.
So this was an invite I couldn’t pass up. My agent wanted me to meet a producer who had taken an interest in one of my early crime novels. The first, really, that got me reviewed by the holy grail of literature: The New York Times Book Review.
“So, what are you working on now?” Sheila Gentry asked after an hour bantering about how the industry had changed and how backlists have almost disappeared and how Amazon had sucked the creative life out of modern literature.
“A novella about a gang that kidnaps those suffering from amnesia and is able, with the aid of a drug, to tear away their emotional boundaries of right and wrong and program them to carry out crimes.”
“Fucking fascinating,” she said, sitting across from me in The Green Kitchen coffee shop where she was to meet some friends later.
Tall, thin, and cutting edge stylish, Sheila Gentry at forty-eight looked like the photos I’d seen connecting her to a half dozen blockbuster movies in the last two decades.
“Into my second draft and deciding who lives and who dies.”
She sipped away at her herbal tea and leaned back, reflecting. “Interesting how authors have the power of life and death.”
What a great caper! I couldn't figure out where this was going, which turned out to be everywhere.
A great read! I really enjoyed the twists and turns. It's amazing how Katerina became real and believable.
Enjoyed it! Love a good supernatural twist.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Very nice.
I loved this twisting, turning tale. Being a writer as well, this story idea is fascinating and “fantastic” !!! Refreshing! Bravo!!!
Nicely done!
Interesting premise. Really a fun idea, well-executed.
Great story!
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