Welcome to Willieville

Written by Mickey Hadick

Narrated by Mickey Hadick

Welcome to Willieville is a novelette set in 1998 about a high school graduate, Willie, whose friend is murdered while they party on a warm Friday night, out behind the 7-Eleven.

He's in a suburb north of Detroit where the primary mission of the police is to keep things just the way they are.

Willie, nearly killed in the attack that took his friend's life, didn't see who did it, so the police have little to go on, and assume that it was a drug deal gone bad.

Willie's mother is doing her best, but when Willie challenges the police, she'd rather he not make trouble.

Forced to investigate on his own, Willie makes a terrible discovery about the murderer. He realizes that the town is not ready to hear what he has learned. In fact, they don't like his attitude, and Willie is forced to grow up quickly.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Parkside Books
• Release date: Jan 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9781956533101

Mickey Hadick

Mickey is a Michigan-based writer who studied computer engineering in college, and has worked for over 35 years in technology. Currently, he's a webmaster for an insurance company. Recently, he formed a publishing company to produce his own books.Working full-time forced him to become a student of productivity and efficiency to find-or make-time for his writing. But he also went on a journey of personal development, shedding as many bad habits, biases and limiting beliefs as possible. His creative practice is a combination of meditation, journaling, planning, and storytelling that brings him joy even when the books aren't selling.For fun, he plays with his dogs, draws, plays ukulele, and tells stories at the Moth whenever possible.He is also developing a set of courses on creativity, writing and publishing to share what he has learned along the way. His background in technology has made him an expert in several computer-based tools for writing, planning and publishing, but he loves to put pen to paper every day and can show you why it's important and effective to write by hand.