Play Date

by Jay Lynn

"I would probably be considered a rotten babysitter. I can’t say I’d recommend me to your average mom in need of someone to keep their kid safe and nurtured. I don’t really do 'safe and nurturing.' On the other hand, nobody can say I don’t know how to show a kid a good time. I can pretty safely say that a kid entrusted to me would absolutely love me. And you know what? Every once in a while, a kid can be handy to have around."

Max O’Donnell is a changeling, a faerie child raised by human parents. Neither fae nor human, he doesn't really fit in anywhere. It is a challenging life, but it does have a few perks. Using the few gifts he retained from his fae origins, Max makes a living by taking advantage of those people "with more money than sense."

Not usually one to stoop to stealing cars, Max makes an exception after being nearly run over while crossing the street. In an attempt to teach the jerk a lesson, Max steals the guy's car.

Unfortunately, he didn't bother to check the back seat.

73 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Jay Lynn has worked as a consultant, a bureaucrat, a teacher, a missionary, a graphic designer, an illustrator, a web developer, an innkeeper, an entrepreneur, and an ordained minister. Like his son, he changes his mind nearly weekly regarding what he wants to be when he grows up. Not surprisingly, "superhero" shows up on both of their lists. Often called "Kingfish" by his friends due to an abundance of ill-conceived schemes, he has more ideas, designs, and business plans floating around in his head than ants at a picnic.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book about a Changeling (fae child brought up as a human) using his fae "powers" to do good and help a little boy and his mother get out of a bad situation. This book was short, but I could see it easily becoming a longer book and/or series.