Rat's Bite: A Dramatic Story of Conflict & Hope

by Lawrence Anthony Jaggard

A short story of childhood conflict and hope at a seashore city after a major storm. This edition has over 25 full color photos of the seashore. The original version of 'Storm Shadows' Rat's Bite made its debut in American Gem Short Screenplay Competition. It rose to the semi-finals in Anything But Hollywood Script Contest. And it made it to the finals of The Writer's Place Short Screenplay Competition as Storm Shadows. Rat's Bite: short story An introverted little orphan boy must overcome a life threatening obstacle after the immediate aftermath of a powerful storm, leaving the seashore city he lives in gloomy and desolate. His curiosity proves near fatal when he is bitten by a rat scavenging among the rock jetties.

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Lawrence Anthony ‬Jaggard is a Screenwriter,‭ ‬Photographer,‭ ‬and Website Builder.‭ ‬He has written‭ ‬27‭ ‬screenplays,‭ ‬5‭ ‬features ranging from‭ ‬101‭ ‬to‭ ‬130‭ ‬pages each,‭ ‬and‭ ‬22‭ ‬shorts of‭ ‬2‭ ‬to‭ ‬45‭ ‬pages in length.‭ ‬About‭ ‬8‭ ‬of those screenplays,‭ ‬2‭ ‬features and‭ ‬6‭ ‬shorts have reached as far as the finals in National and International Screenplay competitions.

Larry has taken thousands of photographs,‭ ‬mostly of natural landscapes and wildlife.‭ ‬His photos can be seen on some of his websites and on the inside and cover of his books.‭ ‬His‭ ‬200‭ ‬+‭ ‬video slide-shows of these photos and live videos can be viewed on his YouTube channel.‭ ‬He has also created‭ 10‬+‭ ‬personal websites.