A Hole in the Pavement: A Short Story
A Hole in the Pavement: A Short Story by Tahlia Newland
English | 2011 | ASIN: B006IJWMJO | 27 Pages | EPUB | 105.42 KB
English | 2011 | ASIN: B006IJWMJO | 27 Pages | EPUB | 105.42 KB
Every morning, Norris watches his goddess walk to the bus stop in front of him, the gap between them far wider than the physical distance. This morning, she stumbles. He wants to run and help her, but finds himself stuck in a metaphorical hole that appeared along with his self doubt. By the time he gets out, she’s long gone. He vows that if it happens again, he won’t hesitate, but when she falls the next day, he has more than his own hole to deal with. Can he find his heroic self before she walks away? In true magical realism style, this heart warming, humorous and profound short story blurs the lines between fantasy and reality - the holes and Norris's relationship to them are metaphors for his emotional/spiritual development. The story a readers’ favorite from ‘A Matter of Perception,’ a collection of urban fantasy and magical realism short stories by the same author. It has received the Awesome Indies Badge of Approval. This book includes the short story 'A Hole in the Pavement' and the first three chapters of 'Worlds Within Worlds', a metaphysical thriller by the same author.