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Mama Said Kindle Edition
On his thirteenth birthday, Buddy gets shipped up north by his religious mother, who can't cope with his sister's teenage pregnancy. Just as he resigns himself to spending the entire summer at Gram's farm caring for kittens and cows, his bitter sister Brinda arrives, ending his peace and solitude.
When her boyfriend Jackie shows up and turns his attentions to Buddy from his bride-to-be, Buddy must do what Mama said—or take matters into his own hands... A chilling conclusion!
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 1, 2013
- File size1143 KB
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Howard's fiction titles include THE BEDWETTER, DEATH PERCEPTION, THE SIXTH SEED, and THE ADAMSON FAMILY. His Kindle-only titles include MAMA SAID, STRAY, DESPERATE SPIRITS, NIGHT MONSTERS, and SEVERED RELATIONS.
Besides editing fiction and non-fiction, Lee serves as a book publishing consultant. He blogs about his fiction and fiction writing at leeallenhoward.com. Please visit and subscribe. Lee is also the founder and editor at Dark Cloud Press, which has published the horror and dark crime anthologies THOU SHALT NOT... and TALES OF BLOOD AND SQUALOR.. He resides in western New York state with a lot of books.
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- ASIN : B006134C2C
- Publisher : Three First Names; 10th edition (July 1, 2013)
- Publication date : July 1, 2013
- Language : English
- File size : 1143 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 30 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,555,621 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,311 in 45-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads
- #6,950 in 45-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads
- #38,702 in Crime Fiction (Kindle Store)
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About the author
Lee Allen Howard’s fiction explores the genres of horror, supernatural crime, and psychological thrillers. His trade paperback publications include:
* THE COVENANT SACRIFICE
* THE BEDWETTER: JOURNAL OF A BUDDING PSYCHOPATH
* DEATH PERCEPTION
* THE SIXTH SEED
* THE ADAMSON FAMILY
* PERPETUAL NIGHTMARES (collection)
* TALES OF BLOOD AND SQUALOR (anthology)
* THOU SHALT NOT... (anthology)
His Kindle-only titles include:
* MAMA SAID
* DESPERATE SPIRITS
* SEVERED RELATIONS
* NIGHT MONSTERS
* STRAY
Although born and raised the son of a preacher, Lee Allen Howard knew since second grade he wanted to be a horror writer. Having a love for all things creepy and a recurring nightmare in which Dracula, the Wolfman, and the Mummy chased him all around the house led to his telling stories on the dark side of reality.
Since then he’s written six novels and a collection of short stories. He earned an MA in Biblical Studies and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. He edited two horror anthologies for Dark Cloud Press: THOU SHALT NOT… and TALES OF BLOOD AND SQUALOR.
Lee also edits dark fiction and nonfiction.
Visit him online at https://leeallenhoward.com, Lee Allen Howard, author on Facebook, @LeeAllenHoward on Twitter, and @leeallenhoward1 on Instagram. You can sign up for his private email newsletter at https://bit.ly/3n67VKL.
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Mama Said is a firecracker of a story, told from the viewpoint of a 13-year-old boy who has been sent to stay with his Grandma. It seems his mama is busy trying to recover her glory days so she sends Buddy off, unhappy about leaving his home. But then again, his sister and her despicable boyfriend were making Buddy's life miserable, so it might just be for the best. He's getting used to life on the farm when his sister swoops in, destroying his peace and quiet. It's not long before her boyfriend follows her and he's got bad intentions for Buddy. As a good boy who always obeys, Buddy does what Mama Says and who can blame him.
Mama Said gives us a look at the life of someone powerless by virtue of age and size, and the many ways adults can hurt a child, most painful of all, by neglecting the child who is in peril. Buddy demonstrates that strange creature, a 13-year-old boy, caught between wanting his mama to save him and deciding a man can only take so much, even if he is only on the cusp of manhood.
I'm looking forward to reading more from Lee Allen Howard. This story just whets your appetite for more.
I was very interested by my own reactions to what I was reading as I read this story. My feelings for each of the characters changed as the story unfolded, but all the while I was compelled to continue reading. Skilfully written and executed with class, I'm definitely glad I took some time out to read this well-crafted tale. I'll be grabbing some more Lee Allen Howard stories to enjoy now that I've discovered this fine author.
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Buddy goes to stay with his Grandma and helps look after a neighbouring farmers cow who is heavily pregnant. Unfortunately his happiness is shattered when his sister (also heavily pregnant) and her horrible husband to be also turn up.
Can he make anyone believe how awful Jackie really is or will he just have to take advice and do what 'Mama Said'?
Really well written story that makes you realise not all the scary monsters are fantasy characters.........