Killin Machine

by J.T. Pearson

Jake Barnes, an odd man, is a struggling novelist that makes his living at a publishing house where the owner and the other employees find him too strange to fraternize with. His social life and his writing career change when a mysterious man shows up on his doorstep demanding that Jake hand over the man’s cat. Quirky humor.

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First published June 1, 2013

Reviews

[Jyoti Dahiya · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first, it didn't read like a sci fi story at all. At all. We have this weird loner guy. And then we have a kitten. Then he has kittens, in the British sense of the term. And slowly the sci fi part emerges. And the horror part. Except that it's at least as funny as it's horrible.

I'm pretty sure I'm glad I live half a planet away from the story's location, given how it ended. But it was funny as anything.

If Stephen King wrote funny stuff, and was as funny as he does horror, he might aspire to write something like this.

[Diane Larson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy this writers short work (longer than most shorts but shorter than a novella). This story was very strong, surprisingly entertaining. Perhaps the author should consider a new artist for her covers or maybe just a better presentation. The writing is much better than the covers. I guess I often judge a book by its cover. I read this one when a friend recommended it.