J. C. Henderson
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J.C. Henderson has been writing stories his entire life. As a child growing up in Rio Vista, CA he would staple papers together to create his own “book”. He writes mostly Literary Fiction but dabbles in other genres and ideas. He writes about the underdogs, weirdoes, losers and rebels we all know or wish we could be. He likes breaking the fourth wall, parenthetical phrases, and building soundtracks to listen to while he writes. He is a humanist who loves to eat bagels. He currently lives in Sacramento, CA. and self-published his first two books, “Halfway To Nowhere” in 2011, and “Say It Ain’t So”, in 2013.
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Halfway To Nowhere
Literary Fiction
Alex Smith is an ordinary joe lost in an ordinary world, a cruel and dreary place where nothing turns out as planned. He works the night shift at a dead end job that barely pays the bills, his sleazy landlord swindles any money that's left over, his apartment only a tiny box with roaches for company. His absent father suddenly walks back into his life asking for redemption, his friends gone or unavailable. What makes matters worse is that Alex is taunted by recurring dreams where he wakes to an empty world, where there is no one left around but him, nothing but empty streets and an empty city. Put simply, his life is a boat without oars in a sea of shallow water, and all he wishes for is some inkling to life purpose, a direction to happiness and self worth. When Lexi, a recently impregnated prostitute crosses his path, he invites her to stay with him for a time until she can get her own life together. This small act of kindness will send him down a bizarre spiral of events that will change his life in a way he never could have predicted, and into a shape that could only come from life itself. It's about the meaning of life and exploring how the choices we make dictate who we become, that the meaning of life is different for everyone, and that part of life's journey is we have to find it. And sometimes, find it again. Sample Halfway To Nowhere
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Say It Ain't So
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Literary Fiction
A party, hosted by the enigmatic young playboy Thomas, will affect the lives of the many partygoers- including Paul, who comes to the party looking for an escape from his misery and hopefully, never have to face a single person there. But instead, he meets the lively and seductive Abby, who will take him through the party in such a way that changes his life forever. Say It Ain't So is a tale of debauchery, the mysteries of physical attraction, and how personal pain can be the very thing that pulls us together, or tear us apart. Sample Say It Ain't So
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