A Crack in the Wall

By Chad Inglis

A town at the center of a broken universe, Newt Run was never meant to exist; it is a town of artists, drug dealers, miners and steam. There are holes here, gaps in the fabric of things, and some of them are wide enough for people to slip through. Rumours have been spreading about disappearances in the mines, and someone has been defacing the town's walls with rings of painted blood. Strangest of all are the tales of outsiders - mysterious visitors who can only be seen by users of the drug known as powder.

Newt Run is also a novel, but the world of Newt Run was much too large to fit inside a single book. These short stories, or 'modules', extend this world, probing into its deepest (and its smallest) secrets.

In 'A Crack in the Wall' a crack in the wall of his apartment leads a man into nightmare.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chad Inglis
• Release date: Oct 16, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301961993

Chad Inglis

Writer of fine urban fantasy and pre-apocalyptic fiction.

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A Crack in the Wall (A Newt Run Module)

By Chad Inglis

Copyright 2012 Chad Inglis

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The house had other apartments but he took the one in the basement because it was all he could afford. It was a good size, with two rooms, and also had the advantage of its own kitchen, which meant that he wouldn't be forced to use the one in the main house when he wanted to cook. In this way he would also be able to avoid the other tenants, who he had no interest in meeting; after the break-up all he wanted was time alone, to try to come to grips with what had gone wrong, and decide where (if anywhere) he could go from here. Actually, the basement was perfect for