Peltham Park: Dark Short Stories

Richard Denoncourt

STORIES IN THIS COLLECTION:

"Dead Shade" - A high school loser spreads a rumor about the school's most popular girl... and deals with the repercussions when the town apparently goes blind to him and no one else.

"The Way Things Fall" - A boy living in an unnamed Latin American country watches his father build a wooden tower outside their house, then climb up to the top and never come down.

“Field of Secret Thoughts” – A young boy who lives in a basement must deal in his own special way with a family that uses him for spare parts.

“Peltham Park” – Society has fallen, the world is infected, and one young man must choose between family and true love.

“Brother’s Keeper” – Two brothers are caught after a dangerous prank, and one must make a terrible sacrifice to save the other.

ALSO CONTAINS THE FIRST SIX CHAPTERS OF TRAINLAND, a darkly psychological, urban fantasy thriller about a father who goes to Hell to save his daughter’s soul.

Published
June 2012
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Author

Richard Denoncourt

After majoring in English Literature in college, Richard Denoncourt entered an MFA program in hopes of becoming the next great American novelist. He crafted a series of moody, narcissistic and melodramatic short stories before realizing that the most entertaining part of life is entertaining others. So he turned to his favorite stories about dystopian futures, gifted teens, and epic struggles and wrote those instead.