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Graven Image
Stewart Finds special clay in the closet of his art room. Clay that devours his time, and attracts unwanted attention.
Featuring themes Hoodoo, Golem, Violence Against Children.
Featuring themes Hoodoo, Golem, Violence Against Children.
69 pages, Paperback
Published April 21, 2023
About the author
Maxwell Bauman
29 books33 followersMaxwell Bauman is an author of humor, horror, YA and more.
He is owner and Editor-In-Chief of Door Is A Jar literary magazine. Door Is A Jar publishes short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and art with contributors from all around the world.
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine
Maxwell is a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
He is the Lead Editor of Aggadah Try It, an imprint of Madness Heart Press
He earned both his MA in Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction and MFA in Publishing from Wilkes University.
He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Young Jewish Professionals, and the Jewish Art Salon.
He is owner and Editor-In-Chief of Door Is A Jar literary magazine. Door Is A Jar publishes short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and art with contributors from all around the world.
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine
Maxwell is a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
He is the Lead Editor of Aggadah Try It, an imprint of Madness Heart Press
He earned both his MA in Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction and MFA in Publishing from Wilkes University.
He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Young Jewish Professionals, and the Jewish Art Salon.
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April 29, 2023
I'm not 100% sure about the ending but I was engaged and invested all the way through.
May 7, 2023
Stewart is a high schooler with a passion for art. His teacher has been overly supportive of his love for art and has left him a special project at the back of the room.
Stewart begins this special project and notices a change in himself. He loses track of time, yet feels an overwhelming need to work on the project again. He loves the feel of this clay. It’s different than anything he’s ever worked with so he shapes it as the instructions direct him to. Little does he know the danger that awaits him!
Graven image is a fun story. Bauman really captured the teenage cliques very well. Kids are mean and Bauman shows that in Stewart’s interactions with other students. The author brings old world Jewish mythology to life without really explaining the full meaning of what the implications are. But the story still works and for those of us that know the Jewish mythology, we know. I liked it. It was a good change of pace from what I have been reading.
Stewart begins this special project and notices a change in himself. He loses track of time, yet feels an overwhelming need to work on the project again. He loves the feel of this clay. It’s different than anything he’s ever worked with so he shapes it as the instructions direct him to. Little does he know the danger that awaits him!
Graven image is a fun story. Bauman really captured the teenage cliques very well. Kids are mean and Bauman shows that in Stewart’s interactions with other students. The author brings old world Jewish mythology to life without really explaining the full meaning of what the implications are. But the story still works and for those of us that know the Jewish mythology, we know. I liked it. It was a good change of pace from what I have been reading.
April 27, 2024
Very creepy story. After searching the term "graven image" and finding out what it is, made the story even more creepy. I would have liked a little more closure, it kind of ended abruptly, but it was still good.
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