Title: A
Change of Mind and Other Stories
Author: Nick
Wilford
Genre:
Contemporary speculative fiction
Cover Design: Rebekah Romani
Release Date: May
25th 2015
A
Change of Mind and Other Stories consists
of a novella, four short stories and one flash fiction piece. This collection
puts the extremes of human behaviour under the microscope with the help of
lashings of dark humour, and includes four pieces previously published in Writer’s
Muse magazine.
In
A Change of Mind, Reuben is an office worker so meek and mild he puts up with
daily bullying from his boorish male colleagues as if it’s just a normal part
of his day. But when a stranger points him in the direction of a surgeon
offering a revolutionary new procedure, he can’t pass up the chance to turn his
life around.
But
this isn’t your average surgeon. For a start, he operates alone in a small room
above a mechanic’s. And he promises to alter his patients’ personality so they
can be anything they want to be…
In
Marissa, a man who is determined to find evidence of his girlfriend’s
infidelity ends up wondering if he should have left well alone.
The
Dog God finds a chink in the armour
of a man with a megalomaniacal desire to take over the world.
In
The Insomniac, a man who leads an obsessively regimented lifestyle on one
hour’s sleep a night finds a disruption to his routine doesn’t work for him.
Hole
In One sees a dedicated golfer
achieving a lifelong ambition.
The
Loner ends the collection on a note
of hope as two family members try to rebuild their lives after they are torn
apart by jealousy.
Nick Wilford is a writer and stay-at-home dad.
Once a journalist, he now makes use of those rare times when the house is quiet
to explore the realms of fiction, with a little freelance editing and
formatting thrown in. When not working, he can usually be found spending time
with his family or cleaning something. Nick is also the editor of Overcoming
Adversity: An Anthology for Andrew. You can find him hanging out on his blog or on Goodreads or Twitter.
Congratulations, Nick! Very interesting cover!
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ReplyDeleteI love mirrors on covers so this is excellent Nick. Thanks for sharing Tyrean!
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ReplyDeleteAwesome day for cover reveals. Nick outdone himself this time! :)
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ReplyDeleteTyrean, best wishes to Nick Wilford! And good luck to you and A to Z. Great theme. I'm sure we'll all be inspired as you have.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great cover, and I'm looking forward to reading the book!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Nick!
ReplyDeleteThis book has been popping up everywhere lately! Wishing Nick lots of success with it! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks again, Tyrean! And thank you very much for your kind words everyone! :)
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