SHAUN MEEKS

​The Shadow of Memory: A Novella

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From the author of the Dillon the Monster Dick Series, At the Gates of Madness, and Down on the Farm comes a coming of age novella about loss, friendship, and growing up in the 80s.
After the loss of his mother, Danny says the wrong thing to the wrong person and finds himself an outcast. He soon becomes a target of bullies he once thought of as friends. Danny is isolated, spending his time at school doing everything he can to avoid the group, even hiding away under the stairs with a stack of comic books, and his lunch. He soon makes friends with another outcast, but there is no way to stand up to the bullies who want to make both their lives a living Hell.
The group of bullies, led by Jason keep pushing and pushing. Things escalate to a point where even Jason’s friends start to think he’s going too far, but Jason won’t let things go. He drags Danny to the creek, a place all the kids used to have fun, and forces him into the storm drain.
Locked in the dark and all alone, Danny is forced to face his fears, the loss of his mother, and the loneliness of his life. Only, Danny soon finds out he isn’t the only one there.
Something lurks in the shadows, a thing he’s been running from all his life, and realizes that maybe being all alone would be better.

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Available in print and digital format April 15th 2025. Pre-order now.