by Nick Wilford
A Change of Mind and Other Stories
A Change of Mind and Other Stories consists of a novella, four short stories and one flash fiction piece. This collection puts the extremes of human behaviour under the microscope with the help of lashings of dark humour, and includes four pieces previously published in Writer’s Muse magazine.
In A Change of Mind, Reuben is an office worker so meek and mild he puts up with daily bullying from his boorish male colleagues as if it’s just a normal part of his day. But when a stranger points him in the direction of a surgeon offering a revolutionary new procedure, he can’t pass up the chance to turn his life around.
But this isn’t your average surgeon. For a start, he operates alone in a small room above a mechanic’s. And he promises to alter his patients’ personality so they can be anything they want to be…
In Marissa, a man who is determined to find evidence of his girlfriend’s infidelity ends up wondering if he should have left well alone.
The Dog God finds a chink in the armour of a man with a megalomaniacal desire to take over the world.
In The Insomniac, a man who leads an obsessively regimented lifestyle on one hour’s sleep a night finds a disruption to his routine doesn’t work for him.
Hole In One sees a dedicated golfer achieving a lifelong ambition.
The Loner ends the collection on a note of hope as two family members try to rebuild their lives after they are torn apart by jealousy.
“This is a brilliant collection of stories… Wilford does an excellent job of keeping things mostly believable but laced with enough intrigue that you’re not really sure where things are going until the shocking end. Then you’ll find yourself wanting to go back and re-read everything.” – Lisa Regan, author of Finding Claire Fletcher
“I couldn't put this story down… Witty, keenly observant writing makes for captivating narration. Some of the best writing I've encountered in indie fiction.” – J.K. Ullrich, author of Blue Karma
“This is a wonderful collection of short fiction. Nick Wilford's writing style is sharp and punchy and you'll find yourself sucked into these pieces.” – Michelle Wallace, Amazon reviewer
“A collection of wonderfully dark stories that takes the reader on a terrifying psychological journey… Each story was well written and had its own little twist.” – Christine Rains, author of the 13th Floor and Totems series
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nick Wilford is a writer and stay-at-home dad. Once a journalist, he now makes use of those early morning times when the house is quiet to explore the realms of fiction, with a little freelance editing and formatting thrown in. When not working he can usually be found spending time with his family or cleaning something. He is the author of A Change of Mind and Other Stories, a collection featuring a novella and five short stories, four of which were previously published in Writer’s Muse magazine. Nick is also the editor of Overcoming Adversity: An Anthology for Andrew.