The Ticket

by E. Ryan Janz

In this short story cloaked in mystery, a man rests on his side, completely devoid of any feeling in his body. He cannot move. He cannot speak. He cannot even dream. Nor can he begin to remember who he is or why any of this is happening - but he will.

13 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 22, 2020

Reviews

[Richard Goodrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slightly melodramatic and monotonic story. The story seems to be about a man who has locked-in syndrome. The narrator drones on and on about his wants and desires. About his special nature. Almost always putting himself first, but, reluctantly, on occasion, putting others before himself. The ending was wistful and unsatisfying. Apparently, this story is meant to be an allegory for death.

Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Haunting. Tragic. Twisted. Unpredictable. Wonderful characters.

[Tricia Toney · Rating 3 out of 5]

A man wakes up to find himself paralysed. On the floor, just out of reach is a ticket. He wants to reach for it, but can't. He notices a beautiful young woman, not too far away, who is in the same state. She doesn't seem to notice him. As we find out more about our protagonist, the story becomes darker.

[Jason Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

An OK book. Not really a book per se - 13 pages and all.

The author tells the story from a first-person perspective, giving just enough details for the reader to get an idea of what is coming. It's not a BAD book, and you need some imagination to fill-in blanks that the author leaves (most-likely) ambiguous.

[La'Jacinth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING

I have to say fro the first few lines I knew he was dead but as the story goes on you find out who the woman is and how him and her ended up facing each other.

I will say this story is 5 star because it is short, intersting and the twist are unexpectedly expected wih the ending being WWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!

[Nebulous · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confusing and Twisted

I took a fair bit of time to get used to the flurry of words sandwiched together to form complex sentences. The setting is pretty unique and the book had my attention from the beginning to an unexpected and surprising ending. A fair, twisted read.

[Melinda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Made no sense to me

The very short story did not make sense to me. I am not sure what the purpose of the story was. Is that man saddened by living an evil life? Was he evil? Who knows and who cares

[Pam Hurd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sucks you in!

This very, very short tale sucks you right in. You begin to identify with him and his feelings. Then ... it all becomes clears.

[Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. Could have been better if we'd found out why he was the way he was and what the ticket was.

[webby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent short story!! Just perfect for a break!

My review is in the above title. I should not be required for more for a review for a short story.😤😤

[Michele Narramore · Rating 2 out of 5]

Terrible. Author trying to be ostentatious by stringing together big words. DNF