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    To See Behind Walls
    To See Behind Walls
    To See Behind Walls
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    To See Behind Walls

    By J. M. Erickson

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    On March 18, 1939 a short story was featured in The New Yorker called the “Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber. It featured a husband’s vivid imagination taking flight to escape the day to day demands of his wife and the mundane traps of American middle class. Fanciful, fun and entertaining, it is a story everyone can relate too.

    Have you ever wondered what it would look like for Walter Mitty today in a world post 9/11, terror attacks at home and abroad, government surveillance, global warming, political polarization, world-wide economic turmoil, pandemics and the war of terrorism? Where would his mind take him to escape? What would his imagination generate to help him feel as if he had some semblance of control over his tiny portion of his world?

    This short story is about Benjamin Wood. He is a suburban father of two, loving husband and dog owner in Middle America who has a lot of things to do around the house on a cold, winter Saturday morning. You may not know anyone like him but at the very least he will be familiar to you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ. M. Erickson
    Release dateJul 19, 2016
    ISBN9781942708223
    To See Behind Walls
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    J. M. Erickson

    J.M. Erickson earned his bachelor's degree from Boston College, majoring in psychology and sociology, master's degree from Simmons University, School of Social Work, and post-graduate certification program in psychological trauma, clinical assessment and treatment from Boston University.To date, he is a senior clinician in a private group practice in the Merrimack Valley, Andover, Massachusetts, and is a school counselor at a private high school in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA.Nearly of his novels and novellas series have received awards from various book contests such as Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year and Readers' Favorite International Book Awards & Contest, and all stories have received accolades from such reviewers as Kirkus Review, Self-Publishing Reviews, US Review of Books, Pacific Book Reviews and Independent Book Reviewers.

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      To See Behind Walls

      by J. M. Erickson

      To See Behind Walls

      All rights reserved

      Copyright 2016 J. M. Erickson

      http://www.jmericksonindiewriter.com

      Editors: Kirkus Editorial and Suzanne M. Owen

      Cover design: Cathy Helms, Avalon Graphics, LLC

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      Layout and eBook conversion done by eB Format

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      Publisher: J. M. Erickson

      http://www.jmericksonindiewriter.net

      ISBN: (MOBI Format): 978-1-942708-21-6

      ISBN: (ePub Format): 978-1-942708-22-3

      ISBN: (Softcover): 978-1-942708-26-1

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing by the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      This is a work of pure fiction. Although some places in this book exist, any resemblance to real people, living or dead, or events is purely coincidental.

      If you purchased this as an e-book, it is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This work may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you are reading this book and it was not purchased by you, please delete it and purchase your own copy. Thank you in advance for purchasing and reading this work, and respecting the labors of this author to produce it.

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      Author’s Note

      To See Behind Walls follows in the tradition of James Thurber’s 1939 short story the Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Rather than a commentary of suburban life prior World War II, this story takes a look at how today’s average husband and father of two balances his day-to-day existence on a Saturday in a world post-9/11, global warming, worldwide economic turmoil, political polarization, and the war on terrorism. What is amazing is that things have not changed much since 1939.

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