Jim LaFleur's Storybook: Beautiful, Broken Things

By Jim LaFleur

Where do we go when reason runs out? What remains when the ordinary fractures?

Jim LaFleur's Storybook: Beautiful, Broken Things is an unforgettable collection of dark short stories, each exploring the edges of reality, identity, and the choices we can't take back. These psychological thrillers, speculative tales, and literary horror stories explore what happens when beauty and trauma collide.

From the eerie phenomenon of The Fading to the mental unraveling in Reflections, every piece pulls you deeper into LaFleur's surreal world. Stories like Lease Agreement for a Daydream Body, Oh, Delilah, Witness to My Own Funeral, and Three Wishes, Minus One crack open familiar emotions and twist them into something altogether stranger.

LaFleur crafts modern myths in The Mercy Switch, The Glass Gaze, The Wrong God, and The Afterlife Operator, while tales like Welcome to the Town of Else, Clerical Error in the Afterlife Division, and The Scribe's Judgment evoke the ironic terror of a Twilight Zone episode. The final stories-The Weight of Peace, The Soil's Amendment, and The Last Story-linger like a fading dream you can't shake.

Written in lyrical, emotionally-charged prose, this book is perfect for readers of Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, and fans of dark speculative fiction. Whether you enjoy weird fiction, moral suspense, or short horror stories with heart, this collection delivers.

Jim LaFleur has created a storybook of lost souls and hidden truths. Buy the paperback today and keep it close-it's the kind of book that finds you exactly when you need it most.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FCBVWBJY
• ISBN13: 9798287072476
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"