Also by Jason McIntyre:
- On The Gathering Storm
- Shed
- The Night Walk Men
- Thalo Blue
- Dark That Day, After All
- Bled
- Black Light of Day
- Nights Gone By
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Published: Aug. 02, 2010
Words: 7855 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook description
Dean is a forty-something sales rep for a company that ropes small, mostly blue-collar firms into long term cellphone plans. Heading home from a bad meeting, he begins to see evidence that he can will things to happen just by thinking about them. But will this tantalizing realization lead him to cross the line for good?Tags
thriller, suspense, family dysfunction, divorce, vancouver island, mcintyre, road, jason mcintyreAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Eden Baylee
on Sep. 17, 2011 :
Anyone who's driven late at night on an empty highway can relate to the unconscious thoughts of Dean. He's an unhappy worker bee who hates his boss and feels trapped in a dead-end sales job. The reality of Dean's real-life imprisonment is as dark as the narrow road he's on, with only the thump-thump of the road markers to guide him.
McIntyre's brilliant storytelling lures us into the mind of an ordinary and lonely man. He makes us like him even though Dean is not particularly likeable. And then, just when we feel comfortable that everything's going to be okay, he forces us to make a sharp turn.
"Road Markers" will leave you thinking long after you've finished the story.
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Review by:
Nikki Polaris
on Sep. 17, 2011 :
This is a great story, but the writing is monotonous at its worst and inefficient at its best. This short story should be 4000 words as opposed to the over 7000. Several entire paragraphs offer very little to move the story forward or develop character depth. Normally I would stop with writing like this after a couple of pages, but as I say, the story is great. The author probably needs to work with a good editor to improve writing technique for the short story format. His writing style is more appropriate for a full novel. I am trying to be helpful here. I am not sure what these other reviewers that are giving 5 stars are use to reading, this type of rating is way off base.
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Review by:
Ravin Stark
on May 22, 2011 :
wow. another great short story...uhmm what can I say. I loved the character and was grieving for him at the end. What a brilliant story! Cant wait to read Thalo Blue!
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Review by:
Kimba McMichael
on March 27, 2011 :
Beautifully written story that once again makes me look at life a little differently. This story is so well crafted I liked the character before realizing what was happening. McIntyre has the rare ability to guide me along the path in the story where HE wants me to travel. Anyone that describes themselves as an "avid" or "voracious" reader should start consuming everything Jason McIntyre has written, they will be sated.
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Review by:
lou Pendegrast
on Feb. 08, 2011 :
Yet another good story, story weaves you into images of present and past and places you in the thought and thick of it short and good story.
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Review by:
Maria Savva
on Jan. 27, 2011 :
A story that many will relate to. Dean is a 40 something sales rep who is tired of his humdrum life and job, and of the things in his life, like the road markers, that keep him hemmed in. He wants to break free. In the past he has had suicidal thoughts. We follow him on a ride along a dark highway as he deliberates about the consequences that would follow if he were to cross that line and end it all. His mind meanders like the twists and turns of the highway and McIntytre keeps the reader hooked with many a diversion in this skillfully structured short story. A recommended read.
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Review by:
Susan Haight
on Nov. 10, 2010 :
Good story! Recommended!
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Review by:
Samson Bede
on Oct. 27, 2010 :
A modern Twilight Zone what-if that has just enough of the racy stuff. The moral ambiguity is well done. Great story! Keep em coming!
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Review by:
D Skull
on Oct. 20, 2010 :
Road Markers has all the elements of a classic short
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Review by:
Ang Bilke
on Oct. 18, 2010 :
This is a tight story and it's just long enough to get the edge of the knife sharpened before the writer cuts you with it. I like it!
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Review by:
Blue Hoo
on Oct. 13, 2010 :
Another good story from this author. This one takes us down the garden path. Dean is driving in his car, not paying attention to the road, but to everything else in between the dashed lines. What a shocking end after such a gradual and tense build up. Everything a short story should be.
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Review by:
Mark Jacobs
on Oct. 11, 2010 :
Jason takes us all for a wild roller coaster ride of raw emotion, sprinkled with a bit of self-reflection, and topped-off with a chunk of gut-wrenching deviance. Haven’t we all been close to crossing the line? If you haven’t done so already, please check out this talented writer.
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Review by:
Brenda Sedore
on Sep. 27, 2010 :
Chilling. Really enjoyed this short story. I was gripped all the way through, wondering what was going to happen. McIntyre does a good job of intriguing the reader and then slamming them at the end with a huge surprise they didn't see coming. Really great story. Very well written.
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Review by:
gskidz
on Aug. 12, 2010 :
We should loathe the guy in "Road Markers" but we don't. I for one feel pity for him...and want him to be okay in the end. McIntyre keeps us engaged and makes us feel something for him. How is that even possible after the line he crosses?
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Review by:
Will Kagan
on Aug. 06, 2010 :
Interesting premise! I feel like I know this guy in the story. And we've all hated a job we've had, right?
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