Reverse Lizard Move

by Harvey Stanbrough

Fifteen year old Harold Silt dreams of becoming a king... but is it only a dream?
Just shy of his fifteenth birthday, in an attempt to defend himself and his mother, Harold Silt kills their tormentor. Thanks to a turncoat whom he thought was his best friend, he is charged with first-degree murder, tried as an adult, found guilty and sent away to a "facility" where he can get help. But Harold, convinced he is the reincarnation of a king, never lets go of his dream. He sees his "rite of passage" through to the bloody, difficult end and is rewarded, as well he should be.

17 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 28, 2011

About the author

Harvey Stanbrough was born in New Mexico, seasoned in Texas, and baked in Arizona. After having survived a 21-year civilian-appreciation course in the US Marine Corps, Harvey managed to sneak up on a bachelor’s degree at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales in 1996. Harvey has written and published nine nonfiction ebooks on writing, including Punctuation for Writers and Writing Realistic Dialogue & Flash Fiction, which are also available in print, and his very popular The Essentials of Digital Publishing. His comprehensive poetry collection, Beyond the Masks, was nominated for the National Book Award and he’s published three other poetry collections. Finally, he’s published four short story collections (Vignettes from a C-130, Six Years in May, The Well, and Stories from the Cantina), plus numerous other short stories. He most enjoys writing magic realism, and one of his major characters, Juan-Carlos Salazár, actually has his own blog at CantinaTales.com. In all, Harvey's works have been nominated for the Frankfurt Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize and the National Book Award. Harvey spoke at writers’ conferences around the country for several years, but now he teaches his Writing the World Seminars mostly in southeast Arizona. However, he plans to offer those in webinars soon.

Reviews

[James Vineyard · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Reverse Lizard Move is flight of imagination crossed with reality, and that's no surprise since Harvey Stanbrough is also an award-winning poet. Stanbrough is gifted. He writes well from both sides of his brain. Actually, his brain might have a third side. I also enjoyed his Tales From the Cantina, five clever stories with engaging characters in a fertile tale-telling location. Bottoms up!