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Breakthrough
Breakthrough
Madman or savior? Or both?
The police take Terrell Boyd to Malcolm Bliss Mental Hospital. Diagnosis: Schizophrenia, paranoid type. Can the paranormal powers he claims really work? What if Jesus Christ returns to Earth the second time, only to have the world drive him insane?
Unavailable for over 30 years, until now. This short story first appeared in the July 1982 issue of ROD SERLING'S TWILIGHT ZONE MAGAZINE.
Its unique format does not consist of typical story narrative. Not paragraph after paragraph of text, but a psychiatric medical report. This keeps it short, but intense.
2,500 word short story.
With this edition of Breakthrough, you receive one free bonus:
1. An original article by the author, Behind the Scenes of the Story of Breakthrough.
Therefore, scroll up, and click the buy button & get started today!
Madman or savior? Or both?
The police take Terrell Boyd to Malcolm Bliss Mental Hospital. Diagnosis: Schizophrenia, paranoid type. Can the paranormal powers he claims really work? What if Jesus Christ returns to Earth the second time, only to have the world drive him insane?
Unavailable for over 30 years, until now. This short story first appeared in the July 1982 issue of ROD SERLING'S TWILIGHT ZONE MAGAZINE.
Its unique format does not consist of typical story narrative. Not paragraph after paragraph of text, but a psychiatric medical report. This keeps it short, but intense.
2,500 word short story.
With this edition of Breakthrough, you receive one free bonus:
1. An original article by the author, Behind the Scenes of the Story of Breakthrough.
Therefore, scroll up, and click the buy button & get started today!
16 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 22, 2012
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About the author
Richard Stooker
93 books1 followerRichard Stooker hails from the Mississippi River town of Alton, Illinois, warping him for life.
Rich in history, Alton provides a combination of the idyllic Illinois background Ray Bradbury wrote of; the Mississippi River and bluffs of Mark Twain; and a rich, unique history -- often violent.
From the Indian legend of the Piasa Bird, to the tallest man who ever lived (Robert Wadlow), to the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., James Earl Ray.
FATE Magazine terms Alton "The most haunted small town in America."
Richard's childhood home stands close to the route where Union wagons once carried the corpses of Confederate prisoners who died of smallpox. At 8 years old, he first hears of James Earl Ray, (who later assassinates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) Ray robs a grocery story owned by the grandparents of close neighbors and friends.
In 1974 a still-unknown murderer abducts one of Richard's friends from a record store and kills him. Several years later, the father of other childhood friends goes on a jealousy-inspired, mass murder spree, killing three people -- including Richard's high school class president -- before committing suicide.
Richard's over 30 years for a social service government agency gives him a broad background of dealing with both the worst and best people in modern society.
When he writes, Richard realizes the horror and joy of every day life inspire dark fantasy stories.
Rich in history, Alton provides a combination of the idyllic Illinois background Ray Bradbury wrote of; the Mississippi River and bluffs of Mark Twain; and a rich, unique history -- often violent.
From the Indian legend of the Piasa Bird, to the tallest man who ever lived (Robert Wadlow), to the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., James Earl Ray.
FATE Magazine terms Alton "The most haunted small town in America."
Richard's childhood home stands close to the route where Union wagons once carried the corpses of Confederate prisoners who died of smallpox. At 8 years old, he first hears of James Earl Ray, (who later assassinates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) Ray robs a grocery story owned by the grandparents of close neighbors and friends.
In 1974 a still-unknown murderer abducts one of Richard's friends from a record store and kills him. Several years later, the father of other childhood friends goes on a jealousy-inspired, mass murder spree, killing three people -- including Richard's high school class president -- before committing suicide.
Richard's over 30 years for a social service government agency gives him a broad background of dealing with both the worst and best people in modern society.
When he writes, Richard realizes the horror and joy of every day life inspire dark fantasy stories.
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