Ten Minutes

By Matthew Pease

Ten Minutes is a psychological fiction novella (around 20,000 words) by first-time author Matthew Pease. The book explores the neurological theories of after death consciousness, suggesting that the brain remains active for approximately ten minutes after death.Enter Tory, a recently deceased teenager left with ten minutes to look back on his life and find answers to profound philosophical questions. Did his life have meaning? What would that even mean? Is there even an answer to find?He begins by reflecting on the first day of junior year at Sigmund Freud High School, so named as it contains a prestigious Psychology magnet program. He has always been fascinated by the inner workings of the human mind, what makes people do what they do, their psychology. Hence his interest in such a program.His main circle of friends consists of four peers. A quirky and spontaneous girl named Michelle, a self-proclaimed intellectual named Zoey, a social girl named Nathania, and a silent, introverted boy by the name of Elliot. Homecoming arrives and Zoey gets a date: an annoying, rude, redneck kid named Charlie. While no one approves of their relationship, no one dares cross him due to rumors of gun possession, that is, until Michelle decides she has had enough, sparking a chain of events leading to both metaphorical (and literal) explosions.Follow Tory in his final moments of consciousness, reviewing the actions leading to his death, his murder, and analyzing whatever he can from his short-lived perspective. A story of life and death, all in Ten Minutes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519728948
• ISBN13: 9781519728944
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 0.2" x 4.3"