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    Winstrom
    Winstrom
    Winstrom
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    Winstrom

    By J.T. Cummins

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    Evil forces marshal Halloween witches, ghosts, black cats, and assassin jack o’ lanterns in a quest to locate a destructive supernatural talisman entrusted to the unknowing, adult grandson of a powerful backwoods witch.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.T. Cummins
    Release dateJun 14, 2010
    ISBN9781452353548
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    J.T. Cummins

    J.T. Cummins (aka James Cummins) is an American suspense author and screenwriter who utilizes internet distribution to micro-publish his fast-paced, short enovels directly to econsumers everywhere.By coupling the active voice and minimal exposition of the screenplay with the narrative conventions of the novel, Cummins produces lean, mean, mind’s eye movies designed to be read in about the same time it takes to watch a feature length motion picture. This technique provides digital consumers with an exciting reading experience specifically geared to their electronic devices, and busy, modern day lifestyles.THE MOVIE YEARSCummins studied art and film/video at the California Institute of the Arts under the only full character animation scholarship awarded by the Walt Disney Company during the institute’s 1978-79 academic year.J.T. Cummins’ early career was as a conceptual illustrator, sculptor and special make-up effects artist for film and television, notably The Thing, House, Strange Invaders, and Enemy Mine. Frustrated by the way his work was being presented on film, Cummins left the effects industry in 1990 to establish himself as a screenwriter and director with the horror movie classic The Boneyard, followed by Dark:30, and Harbinger.A CAREER DETOUREarly in 2002, Cummins’ life took a dramatic turn as a direct result of open heart surgery to replace a defective mitral valve. During his recuperation, and in recognition of the debt he felt he owed the Los Angeles branch of the American Heart Association for providing information that helped save his life, Cummins wrote and illustrated the inspirational picture book for all ages Good Things to Share. Through book sales, bookstore signings, school appearances, and special AHA fundraising events, Cummins raised and donated proceeds to benefit the organization’s venerable children’s health education program Jump Rope For Heart. JRFH reaches over 5 million elementary school children every year, and since its inception 25 years ago, has raised over $325 million for research against heart disease and stroke.THE eBOOK REVOLUTIONA prolific writer with a D.I.Y. aesthetic, Cummins carved out a niche for himself early in the ebook revolutioin by self-publishing efiction exclusively for the digital market. His extensive backlist includes the bestselling mystery Cobblestones, and the horror-adventure The Jitters. His suspenseful enovels are all available for digital download in the most popular formats for a wide range of ereading devices at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.WHAT READERS ARE SAYINGCompulsive reading -— Debbi Mack, Identity CrisisFast-paced —- Scott Nicholson, The Red ChurchEntertaining —- Red Adept, Amazon ReviewEasy and fun -— Kelley Sweet-Jensen, ReaderBlazing fast -— Kevin LeVick, Reader

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      Winstrom - J.T. Cummins

      WINSTROM

      By

      J.T. Cummins

      Smashwords Edition

      Published by PopPix

      Los Angeles, California

      COPYRIGHT

      Winstrom Copyright © 2010 James Thomas Cummins. All rights reserved. No part of this book/story may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      LICENSE NOTICE

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTACT

      E-mail J.T. at: jt@jtcummins.com, or visit J.T. online at: www.jtcummins.com

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      J.T. Cummins is a thriller author and screenwriter. He writes e-fiction exclusively for the digital market. His e-books include Cobblestones, The Jitters, Minus Four  and Weaker Sex (co-written with Douglas Nabors a producer of the Emmy winning TV series Monk). J.T. is also the screenwriter-director of the horror movie classic The Boneyard. A former Hollywood FX artist, J.T.’s work appears in The Thing, House, Strange Invaders, Enemy Mine, and many others. 

      As a writer, J.T.’s diverse creative background manifests itself in an aggressive narrative style that merges the immediacy of the screenplay and the intimacy of the novel. Utilizing an active voice and minimal exposition, J.T. creates lean, mean, mind’s eye movies geared to a busy, modern audience that enjoys reading smart, fast paced, exciting fiction — all in about the time it takes to watch a feature length motion picture.

      PROLOGUE

      Nearly hidden amongst the autumn hues and hilly terrain of Blue Ridge Mountain forest and farmland is a small, weather-beaten shack. Warm firelight shines from her windows and bids all benevolent strangers welcome. From inside, soft voices carry across the valley…

      Jacoboc Bean, ninety-nine-year old Emma Winstrom says weakly. Ya must’a come a runnin’.

      For you, soothes the southern drawl of the seventy-six-year old backwoodsman. Anytime, anywhere.

      On this death bed I fear for us all.

      Shhh, Emma. Precautions will be taken.

      The best laid plans can fail. You know as well as I that good folk attract bad things when the month of October dies — draws ‘em in like a magnet. Unable to help herself, Emma coughs horribly.

      Don’t strain yourself, ol’ girl. Rest.

      Soon enough, Emma whispers. But before I do, I ask of you one final request; the gift I leave behind must be taken to my grandson. As my only livin’ relative, he must have it.

      But, he knows nothin’. You saw to that.

      I was foolish to shelter him, Emma wheezes.

      You did what you felt was right.

      "Will he see that? My strengths ‘n weaknesses run in his blood. If the worst should happen, Jacob, you must make him understand. I’ve lived a long full life, my dear friend. I have few regrets; see to it that I have none in death.

      Somewhere off on the horizon thunder rolls and rumbles.

      ~~~~

      On the lip of a rain barrel, a sleek black cat eavesdrops through a dusty bedroom window pane. Beyond the dusty glass, wiry Jacoboc Bean sits on a stool at Emma’s bedside, his back to the window, head down in mourning. In one hand he holds a wide brim hat, in the other; a paper cup of tobacco expectorant.

      With teary-eyes, the eldest of three Nursemaids secures an oblong, seven-inch by three-inch, hand hewn wooden jewel box with twine. Reverently she hands the box to Jacob. 

      Then, as if suddenly aware of some unseen presence, Jacob stiffens, turns, and looks out the bedroom window.

      Caught, Totem hisses and pounces into the night.

      No, Jacob cries out in anguish and bolts past the startled Nursemaids. With an agility that belies his age, Jacob storms through the arcane bric-a-brac of the main room, kicks open a screen door and bursts out onto the shack’s front porch.

      Several yards away, the black cat breaks from the yard’s overgrown grass. 

      God damned, yellow-eyed, hellspawn! Jacob curses, and gives chase.

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