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The Sign
John and his daughter Ki are enjoying a night at the carnival when they stumble upon a brightly lit old fashioned merry-go-round. Struck by the lights, the music and the animals, they eagerly take it for a spin. But this is no ordinary ride. As they plunge headlong into otherworldly darkness to face an unnatural evil, John begins to suspect that they may lose more than just their lives...
9 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2013
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June 23, 2016
A strange little book, but interesting. Carousels are interesting things to write about, as they can be both magical and scary. Here it sits on the edge of scary as it tale a tale of hitchhikers that ride as well as the people, but what do they want? And what is the price? And can one be saved?
Nice little father, daughter story, and how fair can be mysterious.
Nice little father, daughter story, and how fair can be mysterious.
September 1, 2016
This dark fantasy story is quite intriguing. While the book is a bit short, it does not affect the book in a negative way. I would love to see more from this author, as his attention to detail is great and he uses parallels that are up for the reader to decide. While being a clean book, I wouldn't suggest it for a younger audience as it is a tad eerie. This story definitely takes you along for the ride as well as you are torn from the page and thrown into this world. I really, really want this to become a longer book as I am totally in love with it! Or perhaps a collection of short stories in this style. Anyways thank you Jeff for sending me this book in exchange for my honest review.
June 18, 2016
This short story is well written. The author has a great writing style, and his descriptive phrasing captures the essence of the carnival perfectly in the beginning of the story. This is a darker fantasy story that reads quickly but is very enjoyable. I found the writing style to be engaging and the story to be original and engaging. I can highly recommend this short story.
May 14, 2021
To short to be of much interest to me at all. I was like what huh?
April 30, 2013
"The Sign" by Jeff Coleman is a very short, somewhat odd tale about a carnival that offered more than meets the eye. A little girl sees the colorful, magical Merry-Go-Round and runs straight to it, staring up in awe by the time her father catches up to her. Her father assures her they can ride it, but is a little puzzled by how long it was taking the previous batch of riders to depart. When they did depart, they all had a dazed look about them, and seemed totally oblivious to everything going on around them.
"The Sign" is well-written, unlike some of the very short stories I've read. The premise is pretty basic, and well suited to a story of this length. Whatever happens on that Merry-Go-Round is more suggested than explained, leaving a lot to the reader's imagination. I liked the story, although at only 9 pages or so, it's hard to get very involved in the plot. But short stories are more for a quick fix, than a long term relationship. In that regard, this was a good one. No sex, no profanity, no violence, but probably a little too scary to read to your kids at bedtime. All things considered, I'd say it's worth reading, so go ahead... go for it!
"The Sign" is well-written, unlike some of the very short stories I've read. The premise is pretty basic, and well suited to a story of this length. Whatever happens on that Merry-Go-Round is more suggested than explained, leaving a lot to the reader's imagination. I liked the story, although at only 9 pages or so, it's hard to get very involved in the plot. But short stories are more for a quick fix, than a long term relationship. In that regard, this was a good one. No sex, no profanity, no violence, but probably a little too scary to read to your kids at bedtime. All things considered, I'd say it's worth reading, so go ahead... go for it!
July 7, 2016
Too short
Good story, but not enough substance. Loved where it was going, with the demons feeding on human energy and the crucifix and all, but needed to go a little more into this idea of the vortex or door or whatever it was. Also, felt the people could have been fleshed out a little more. All in all great writing style.
Good story, but not enough substance. Loved where it was going, with the demons feeding on human energy and the crucifix and all, but needed to go a little more into this idea of the vortex or door or whatever it was. Also, felt the people could have been fleshed out a little more. All in all great writing style.
August 9, 2013
Strange and spooky little read, about a haunted carousel. Quirky and well written, shame about the length I would have liked more.
July 20, 2016
A too-short short story about a mysterious, spooky carousel. I really enjoyed the concept but would really have loved to see the story fleshed out a bit more.
April 30, 2013
It was a weird and fascinating story. I really enjoyed it!
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