Subway

by N.P. Jones

Todd had to run.
He couldn't go home.
So, he headed underground.

Todd joins the troupe of homeless people who inhabit the subway station at night, trying to find a safe haven. But there is something else down there too. Something that entrances, something that entices and something that endangers.

198 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 25, 2013

About the author

My stories are inspired by all sorts of things; the places I've been, the movies I've watched, but most of all by the work of other authors.

The authors who I admire, are people like Ryu and Haruki Murakami, as well as other Japanese writers such as Taskeshi Yamada.

I also have a long-standing love for Stephen King and also take inspiration from writers like Mark Billingham. His writing style in particular was a big inspiration for one of the novels I wrote, called 'Harbouring the Dead'.

I have been heavily influenced by the time I spent living in Japan, which is where I got the ideas for all the short stories in Seasons in the East. The country is such a mix of cultures and styles that I found it fascinating to explore the different facets in my writing. It has also served as inspiration for my new trilogy of children's books, called 'Oni'.

I've been writing since I was eight years old, when I finished my first novel, a fantasy novel very much in the vein of C S Lewis. My aspiration now is to start getting the stories that I've written out to other people to see what they think and hopefully provide some entertainment!