The Man in Dick Van Dyke's Hat: Metaphor in a Hat

By Mark A. Nobles

Alan was a broken soul wandering through life without purpose until his uncle Paul told him a strange, fantastical story about the man in Dick Van Dyke's hat. The man was a deranged, demonic carnival barker traveling the world in search of broken and damaged souls to entrap in their own private nightmares. 

Alan was a perfect target. Could he escape the man's cotton candy nightmare and possibly save others?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark A. Nobles
• Release date: Jun 27, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386025696

Mark A. Nobles

Mark A. Nobles is a Fort Worth based writer and filmmaker. His work has appeared in Sleeping Panther Review, Crimson Streets, Cleaver Magazine, and other publications. He has produced and/or directed three feature documentaries and several short, experimental films. He can be found on Facebook @ Flyin Shoes Films.

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The Man in Dick Van Dyke's Hat

Metaphor in a Hat

Mark A. Nobles

Published by Mark A. Nobles, 2018.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

THE MAN IN DICK VAN DYKE'S HAT

First edition. June 27, 2018.

Copyright © 2018 Mark A. Nobles.

ISBN: 978-1386025696

Written by Mark A. Nobles.

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The Man in Dick Van Dyke’s Hat

By Mark A. Nobles

The man leaned against the Knights of Pythias Building in downtown Fort Worth and seemed oblivious and invisible to the bustle about him.

Don’t get me wrong, he wasn’t invisible, he was there all right. It’s just he and each and everyone else walking by was encased in their own personal bubble. All unaware of each other.

The man was in bad need of a shave and his clothes had seen a lot of miles. He wasn’t dirty so much as unkempt. He was dressed like he had two part time jobs, one as a circus ringmaster and the other a maître d’ at a restaurant where the prices are not printed on the menu. He wore a tattered, battered and torn straw