Stages

by James Ninness

Victor, his wife Miranda, and his daughter Julie, live a simple life. Together, the three of them spend their days with one another, having meals together, swimming in the backyard, and generally enjoying one another. That was until a nosy neighbor stumbled Victor and his family's dark secret…

As Victor struggles to contain the exposure to his family's macabre existence, he must also wrestle with his own loss. As he plummets through the five stages of grief, so to do those around him experience five very different, yet related stages…

With a bokor and her servant watching Vincent's every move, he must find a way to protect the ones he loves without losing them all -- or has he already?

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 24, 2012

About the author

James Ninness is a writer of fiction.

After getting his degree in English: Creative Writing from Cal State University Long Beach in 2007, James married the love of his life and the two of them made three babies (not all at once) and adopted a couple dogs.

He usually writes comic books, but dabbles in short prose, film, and a few other sorts of things. When He isn't writing all that, he's working in advertising as the Sr. Copywriter for a digital marketing agency in Newport Beach, CA.

James and his family reside in Orange, California. They play together a lot.

Reviews

[A.V. Dalcourt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was delightfully creepy. I've read it a few times since.