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Possession
From the forthcoming short story collection "Kings of Nowhere". Elliott, missing and presumed dead for the past two years arrives back in Foulton and into the care of his high-school friend Brian. Washed-up, broken in mind and body, but carrying with him something so terribly precious Brian cannot refuse to take him in. While Elliott may have lost everything about himself, there is still that one thing, that dark awful thing he has found in his two years in the wilderness, and Brian begins to want it for himself. A ghost story, of sorts, and a tale of memory and ownership and the price of both.
36 pages, ebook
First published April 26, 2012
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Patrick de Moss
9 books18 followersBorn in Nova Scotia, and having held a number of very odd jobs, from gravedigger to hotline psychic, he now lives and works in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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May 4, 2013
I was possessed
Spooky. Suspenseful. Obsessive. I had to put it down in the middle (and it was hard) because I just knew it would keep me awake if I finished it in the dark. Not many stories knock my socks off. This short story is a five star creep through the twilight zone.
Brian is just a nice guy (isn’t he?), happy to help his prodigal friend get back on his feet after what was, judging by the state of him, a long, dark journey into grief. Elliot mourns the loss of his love, Amber. and if Brian mourns her too, a bit more than a friend ought… well, she’s dead, after all. Isn’t she?
The Best: The story kept engaging me. Even as I anxiously tried to puzzle out the big secret, I was drawn into the bits of story that I thought – erroneously – were tangents. An uncertain sense of dread followed me through the pages. Hoping for that happy ending, catching a glimpse of it here and there, but uncertain if either man really deserved it… I kept turning those pages.
The Worst: The story ended.
Highly Recommended. Buy it. Read it. Love it. And look for more by this guy. If this story is an indication, de Moss is awesome. Spooky awesome.
Spooky. Suspenseful. Obsessive. I had to put it down in the middle (and it was hard) because I just knew it would keep me awake if I finished it in the dark. Not many stories knock my socks off. This short story is a five star creep through the twilight zone.
Brian is just a nice guy (isn’t he?), happy to help his prodigal friend get back on his feet after what was, judging by the state of him, a long, dark journey into grief. Elliot mourns the loss of his love, Amber. and if Brian mourns her too, a bit more than a friend ought… well, she’s dead, after all. Isn’t she?
The Best: The story kept engaging me. Even as I anxiously tried to puzzle out the big secret, I was drawn into the bits of story that I thought – erroneously – were tangents. An uncertain sense of dread followed me through the pages. Hoping for that happy ending, catching a glimpse of it here and there, but uncertain if either man really deserved it… I kept turning those pages.
The Worst: The story ended.
Highly Recommended. Buy it. Read it. Love it. And look for more by this guy. If this story is an indication, de Moss is awesome. Spooky awesome.
April 14, 2013
I usually don't read short stories. Most of the ones that I've read left me wanting more in that they all seemed unfinished. That was not the case with Possession. It left me wanting more but in a good way as in I could read more and more and never get tired of it. But it was a well-rounded story that left me satisfied with how it ended and not confused as to what was actually going on.
Elliot, after suffering from the lost of a loved one, disappeared for two years only to show back up a shadow of his former self. Feeling sorry for him, Brian, a friend from high school, took him in and tried to help him find himself again. What happened after that was a rollercoaster into insanity.
Patrick de Moss' writing is beautiful in almost a poetic way. The story was masterful crafted where it drew me in from the first sentence (the incoherence where the main character couldn't finish his sentences you knew that the inability to be completely cognitive already took over), grabbed hold of me quickly and never let go until the ended. The story was not what I expected, but in a good way.
Great read! Now I'm off to read the more stories from this collection.
Elliot, after suffering from the lost of a loved one, disappeared for two years only to show back up a shadow of his former self. Feeling sorry for him, Brian, a friend from high school, took him in and tried to help him find himself again. What happened after that was a rollercoaster into insanity.
Patrick de Moss' writing is beautiful in almost a poetic way. The story was masterful crafted where it drew me in from the first sentence (the incoherence where the main character couldn't finish his sentences you knew that the inability to be completely cognitive already took over), grabbed hold of me quickly and never let go until the ended. The story was not what I expected, but in a good way.
Great read! Now I'm off to read the more stories from this collection.
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