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Entry Level
It’s 1990, and Leo Sanford has just been expelled from Central Baptist University for creating an explicit topiary of the female figure using a push mower on the front lawn of the quad. After a humiliating ride back to his hometown of Westshore, Michigan, his father suggests Leo join him as a traveling clothing salesman. As partners, they could travel around the Midwest in their wood-paneled station wagon with the mannequins, sporting the latest fashions, as backseat passengers.
Instead, Leo opts for an entry level job at All the Hits Video Rental. He spends his shifts covering for his boss’s irresponsible son and trying to work out his vacillating friendship with Tressa, a waitress with a popcorn addiction, who works at the diner next door.
During an especially dull shift, Leo finds an alien portal opening in the adult section of the video store, just behind the hanging beads. Defending himself with only a pair of rollerblades, he enters an alternate universe at war. To get back home, Leo must promise to act as a messenger between the worlds, and return again with a pack of Lucky Strikes and a box of Lemonheads.
Instead, Leo opts for an entry level job at All the Hits Video Rental. He spends his shifts covering for his boss’s irresponsible son and trying to work out his vacillating friendship with Tressa, a waitress with a popcorn addiction, who works at the diner next door.
During an especially dull shift, Leo finds an alien portal opening in the adult section of the video store, just behind the hanging beads. Defending himself with only a pair of rollerblades, he enters an alternate universe at war. To get back home, Leo must promise to act as a messenger between the worlds, and return again with a pack of Lucky Strikes and a box of Lemonheads.
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Published May 1, 2026
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Scott Boss
7 books6 followersScott Boss is an Author, Musician, and Computer EMR teacher in Western North Carolina.
His newest novel, Entry Level is out September 2025 with Three Ravens Publishing.
He began writing around age seven with his "Hammer Head Worm" comic series, that, thankfully, has been spared from public consumption.
His short stories have been published in various compilations and his Cosmic Ark series is available now. (Rogue Phoenix Press)
His newest novel, Entry Level is out September 2025 with Three Ravens Publishing.
He began writing around age seven with his "Hammer Head Worm" comic series, that, thankfully, has been spared from public consumption.
His short stories have been published in various compilations and his Cosmic Ark series is available now. (Rogue Phoenix Press)
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May 7, 2026
This is one of those books that stays with you! The characters have depth and they’re quirky in a way that’s engaging. I’m not always a fan of sci-fi, but this one sucked me in right away and then I couldn’t put it down. I always did wonder what was behind the curtain at those video stores!
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