From beginning to end, this limited edition novella is something special. Care is giving to every word, beginning with this beautiful opening line...
"There's something magical about it, Mike thinks, watching the fat flakes of snow appear from a sky black as the void."
What made the falling snow even more special was...
"Jimmy's face. It was a bit like seeing a five-year old's grin plastered on a 30-something-year-old's face."
Mike, and the seemingly mentally challenged Jimmy. The opening chapter sees the two venture into a snowstorm to visit a local convenience store where something very unusual occurs.
Jimmy the Freak is a wonderful buddy book. There are real difficulties involved in taking care of a mentally challenged man with powers some may want to abuse. In some ways, though, I wondered who was taking care of whom in this delightful story
Charming, thrilling, and so original. By the way, I've taken the liberty of giving Jimmy the Freak the subtitle Wanna Build a Snowman? If you read it, you'll gt it.
100% recommended.
Published by Thunderstorm Books Jimmy the Freak is currently available as a limited edition hardcover signed by authors Charles Colyott and Mark Steensland.
About the authors...
Charles Colyott lives on a farm in the middle of nowhere (Illinois) with his wife, 2 daughters, cats, and a herd of llamas and alpacas. He is surrounded by so much cuteness it's very difficult for him to develop any street cred as a dark and gritty writer. Nevertheless, he has appeared in Read by Dawn II, Dark Recesses Press, Withersin magazine, Horror Library Volumes III & IV, Terrible Beauty, Fearful Symmetry, and Zippered Flesh, among other places. He also teaches a beginner level Tai Chi Ch'uan class in which no one has died (yet) of the death touch. Unlike his llamas, he does not spit.
Mark Steensland self-published his first book while in fourth grade and has been telling stories ever since--some of them true. He became a professional journalist at the age of 18, writing about movies for such magazines as Prevue and American Cinematographer. His award-winning films have played in festivals around the world. His novel for young readers, Behind the Bookcase, was published in 2012. His novel for adults, The Special, was published in late 2018 and is now being made into a feature film. He currently lives in California with his wife and their three children.
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