Cloak

by Matthew Wayne Selznick

Shattered by family tragedies, Harry Turpin does his best to lead a life of mediocrity, sheltering himself from strong emotion and the risks of love and commitment. When his girlfriend dumps him for a snide would-be magician, Harry's life begins to take a very strange turn. As the mysteries about his family and his own stunted emotional growth begin to mount, Harry has to do something to shrug off the cloak he's been living under. The fate of his ex-girlfriend... and maybe a lot more... hangs on his decision.

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 8, 2009

About the author

Matthew Wayne Selznick is a fiction and non-fiction author, editor, creator, and consultant living in Huntington Beach, California. Best known for his award-nominated first novel BRAVE MEN RUN, he writes in a variety of genres and storyworlds.

Find him at https://www.mattselznick.com, where he can be hired to help bring your creative endeavor to the world, and where you can find articles and podcast episodes proving opinion, advice, and recommendations on staying human while creating a successful and healthy writing life, as well as personal insights, reflections, and observations.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The thing I like about Selznick's stories is that they're not actually stories of magic, or superpowers; they're instead stories about people that feature magic and superpowers in them. It's a subtle difference, but an important one, and it's one that's often easily overlooked when people read stories of the fantastic.