Don't Call At All

by Robbie Myles, Cameron Roubique (Illustrator)

Jessie Davidson is tired of being left out of group chats and Instagram posts! Everywhere he looks, his friends and classmates are hanging out not with each other, but through their cell phones. Jessie desperately wants to be included and constantly feels left out. His problem is that his parents don’t believe that he should own a cell phone at such a young age. What’s a young boy to do? Well, Jessie’s problems appear to be solved one day when mysterious things start happening all around him. A strange looking man appears to Jessie and offers him a deal which he cannot refuse. A deal that gets Jessie exactly what he’s always dreamed of, or so he thought. A deal that gets him his very own, brand new cell phone. Jessie finds out the hard way quickly that things are not always as they appear to be when his phone, his ticket for popularity and social super stardom begins doing things he could never dream possible.

149 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 12, 2021

About the author

Hi all,
My name is Robbie Myles, and I'm stoked to be sharing my writing with all of you!
For as long as I can remember, I loved being scared. Whether it was devouring every R.L. Stine title as a kid, watching classics like Evil Dead, or just using my profound imagination, I surrounded myself with horror. I owe much of my love of the genre to my dad, who made sure to introduce me into this wonderful world at a young age.
As I mentioned, I grew up adoring R.L. Stine. Most notably Goosebumps and Fear Street. He has always been a true hero of mine and a pioneer of the genre I love so much. He's an inspiration to an entire generation of readers and writers.
As fate would have it, in the Summer of 2014, I submitted a writing sample of mine to an R.L. Stine fan contest. After winning, I had the opportunity to spend a few hours with the legend, and pick his brain. Meeting him in person was a major WOW moment in my life, to say the least. The validation of having this experience gave me so much hope for my own writing. Since then, I've written three books and have had many short stories and articles published through various sources!
My goal is simply to do what R.L. Stine did for millions of children including myself. I want to bring some of those same scares from my childhood back to life. The inanimate object that came to life, the ancient relic in the attic, and of course, parents that will never believe their children, but update it for modern kids through technology.
I'm currently living on the Upper East Side in New York City, working as a Middle School English Teacher.

Reviews

[Ana Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun read! If you’re a fan of Goosebumps, and Are You Afraid Of The Dark, then You will definitely enjoy this book! It’s teenagers obsessed with social media popularity and their cell phones. Except for one boy, whose parents won’t buy him a cell phone. Then he meets a stranger who’s willing to give him what he wants, at a cost he’s not prepared for.

I feel like this book will teach the young generation to be careful what they wish for and not to believe everything you see on social media.

Definitely felt the nostalgia while reading! And I can’t wait to read more books by Robbie!