Puddle Jumping

by Jeffery Moore

Sometimes, life gets stressful. Your boss is a jerk, your job is awful, the rent is due, and your car has a flat tire. We've all been there, and we all hate it. We wish we could have a better job or make more money (because that would solve all our problems), but for whatever reason, we can't. That's life and life goes on, right? Maybe for most of us. But for one ordinary warehouse worker, this couldn't be further from the truth. One day, while at work, he literally falls into a life of luxury. He finds himself as a man by the name of James Moreaux, a billionaire businessman with a fortune, a mansion, a fast car, and a butler who is always there when he needs him. He regularly attends lavish parties and has friends everywhere he goes. His life becomes the polar opposite of what it was like prior to his incident. He becomes someone--someone who can be whatever he wants. He has the world at his fingertips, but at what cost? Are the sacrifices worth the possible gain? With every choice he makes, he weaves his fate into this alternate reality until it consumes him completely.

58 pages, Paperback

Published September 25, 2023

About the author

When I’m not writing, I’m thinking about writing. That may sound like my existence revolves around writing, and if you ask either my wife or two daughters, I’m certain they would say as much. It’s not all about writing. I work for a global IT company as an education specialist (yeah, developing those technical presentations—trust me, I really put forth a great amount of effort trying not to make them ‘dry’). I do a fair amount of work in the Cloud computing and data storage areas. I sense the eyelids drooping already. Okay, I was born in Germany (West Germany at the time) and spent the bulk of my childhood living there. I’m a military brat and a veteran, which means I’ve spent most of my life on the move.

I’m indie and write speculative fiction. I say speculative because it really doesn’t fit solidly into a fiction genre. Though my titles are categorized as Fantasy, my stories are cross-genre. I strive to introduce new concepts into my stories, staying away from Middle Earth type characters (way overdone). So for you Fantasy readers, my stories will be a deviation from the norm.