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Memory Lost
Great calamities haunt our memory. True calamity is Memory Lost.
Thirteen-year-old Tibbs is dealing with normal worries like his demanding mother, starting high school, and trying to figure out the opposite sex. When his family makes their weekly visit to his Memom, they find her rocking silently in her favorite chair, her memory fading. At the hospital, Tibbs notices the headline flashing across the television screen: “The Wiping: Why Elderly Across the Globe Are Losing Their Memories.”
As the world struggles with this frightening new phenomenon that robs people of their memories at the end of their days, Tibbs realizes he is starting to regain memories from his childhood, far beyond what any normal human should be able to remember. Others begin to recover their memories as well, and find the public displays of their talents to be lucrative.
His family escapes to their cabin in southern Pennsylvania where he meets an indigenous girl named Sitala. She takes him to a secluded boulder in the woods where memories of his father who died when he was four fill his mind. While the crumbling of an industrialized nation surrounds him, he must decide whether to share his newfound powers and become famous, or stay silent. As memories accumulate, he begins to see himself and his parents in new ways. Will he like what he finds?
Memory Lost takes us on an apocalyptic roller coaster ride through the eyes of Tibb’s coming of age, showing us how the past defines our relationships with our parents and our friends in ways we only understand with time.
Thirteen-year-old Tibbs is dealing with normal worries like his demanding mother, starting high school, and trying to figure out the opposite sex. When his family makes their weekly visit to his Memom, they find her rocking silently in her favorite chair, her memory fading. At the hospital, Tibbs notices the headline flashing across the television screen: “The Wiping: Why Elderly Across the Globe Are Losing Their Memories.”
As the world struggles with this frightening new phenomenon that robs people of their memories at the end of their days, Tibbs realizes he is starting to regain memories from his childhood, far beyond what any normal human should be able to remember. Others begin to recover their memories as well, and find the public displays of their talents to be lucrative.
His family escapes to their cabin in southern Pennsylvania where he meets an indigenous girl named Sitala. She takes him to a secluded boulder in the woods where memories of his father who died when he was four fill his mind. While the crumbling of an industrialized nation surrounds him, he must decide whether to share his newfound powers and become famous, or stay silent. As memories accumulate, he begins to see himself and his parents in new ways. Will he like what he finds?
Memory Lost takes us on an apocalyptic roller coaster ride through the eyes of Tibb’s coming of age, showing us how the past defines our relationships with our parents and our friends in ways we only understand with time.
164 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 30, 2020
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About the author
Eric S. Hubbard
4 books519 followersEric Scott Hubbard has been a Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Department of Mental Health since 2007 and he is the author of several articles in the field of psychology. His research interest varies from cognitive aging to school prevention programs. He is also the author of horror and science fiction.
He was born in Baltimore, MD and now lives in York, PA. He has two sons, Ben and Sam.
His debut novel, Memory Lost, is available now!
He was born in Baltimore, MD and now lives in York, PA. He has two sons, Ben and Sam.
His debut novel, Memory Lost, is available now!
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August 18, 2020
A journey through adolescence and the mind. Quick read and makes you think on your memories and what could happen if you lost them and the ones close to you.
October 9, 2020
Started off a little slow but it was such an interesting story. I wish there was more to the ending, but overall a very interesting and enjoyable read.
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