Machines of the Little People
by Tegon Maus
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BLURB:
When Ben Harris' sister passes away, her husband, Roger Keswick, is
mysteriously absent from her funeral. It's not until 6 months later that Ben is
pulled back in to Roger's life, only to find that he's moved on. His new wife
may be called Jessica, but she's the spitting image of Ben's sister. Things
escalate when Roger claims there's a factory under his house run by little
people called the Katoy.
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EXCERPT
"What was the problem, Roger? Why are they here?" I asked, still
trying to figure out what had happened to make him call the cops.
The officer shifted uncomfortably, staring at the
ground but said nothing.
"Roger?
Why are they here?" I asked, pulling him by the arm, turning him to
face me.
"I heard voices under the house," he said
flatly. It was clear his mind was
struggling with it.
"What?" I couldn't believe my ears.
"I heard voices under the house," he
repeated, giving me a stern look.
The officer kicked at the ground as if waiting for
me to give him permission to leave.
"Roger," I began...
"They were talking about me. Three of them. I could hear them shushing each
other. But, Ben... I heard them." His voice held a level of
desperation. His face twisted, his
eyes begging me to believe him.
"Benjamin. I swear to
you... I heard them." His
voice, little more than a whisper, quivered.
Before I could react the harsh crackle of the officers walkie-talkie burst to life.
"Ten four," he said into his
shoulder. His eyes, clearly
serious, shot to me.
"Thank you, Officer." I barely got the
words out of my mouth and he was marching toward the gate.
I turned to follow him but Roger made a beeline in
the opposite direction.
"Benjamin, come over here. They've just begun working. Come on. I don't know how long it will last. Hurry," he called excitedly,
running back and forth.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
The
first thing I can remember writing was for her. For the life of me I can't
remember what it was about... something about dust bunnies under the bed and
monsters in my closet. It must have been pretty good because she married me
shortly after that. I spent a good number of years after inventing games and
prototypes for a variety of ideas before I got back to writing.
It
wasn't a deliberate conscious thought it was more of a stepping stone. My wife
and I had joined a dream interpret group and we were encouraged to write down
our dreams as they occurred. "Be as detailed as you can," we were
told.
I
was thrilled. If there is one thing I enjoy it's making people believe me and I
like to exaggerate. Not a big exaggeration or an outright lie mine you, just a
little step out of sync, just enough so you couldn't be sure if it were true or
not. When I write, I always write
with the effort of "it could happen" very much in mind and nothing, I
guarantee you, nothing, makes me happier.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Tegon
Maus will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour, and a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn host.
Be sure to visit the other participating blogs for additional chances to win:
August 17: Rogues Angels
August 18: Unabridged Andra's
August 19: The Blog of C.R. Moss
August 20: Blog of author Jacey Holbrand
August 21: BooksChatter
August 24: Kit 'N Kabookle
August 25: Archaeolibrarian - I dig good books!
August 26: Undercover Book Reviews - review
August 27: The Reading Addict
August 28: Romorror Fan Girl - review
August 31: Books and Other Spells
September 1: Blood Moons and Nightscapes
September 2: SolaFide Self-Publishing and Book Blog
September 3: fuonlyknew
September 4: Booklover Sue
September 7: Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
September 8: It's Raining Books
September 9: Mixed Book Bag
September 10: Welcome to My World of Dreams
September 11: Long and Short Reviews
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