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Here Boy!
By Peter Belz
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Description
As he struggles to hold onto a normal life, working shifts at a neighborhood café and trying to pass as unchanged, Perry discovers that his heightened awareness does not discriminate. Fear, tension, pain, and intent bleed through the people around him whether he wants them to or not. The world has become louder, sharper, and far more honest than he is prepared to handle.
When his attention is drawn to a neglected dog suffering behind a sagging fence, instinct overrides caution. The animal's distress is impossible to ignore, not because it is visible, but because Perry can feel it. What begins as quiet observation turns into action, and action into responsibility. Rescuing the dog, Otis, becomes the first decision Perry makes that aligns with what his senses are telling him rather than what is convenient or safe. As Otis heals, Perry's life begins to reorganize around the choices he can no longer avoid. His growing connection to Tess, a woman whose presence calms the noise rather than amplifying it, offers both grounding and complication. At the same time, the threat tied to Otis's past resurfaces, forcing Perry to confront the consequences of intervening where others look away.
Here Boy! is a restrained, character-driven psychological novella about awareness, instinct, and moral responsibility. It explores what happens when the ability to perceive suffering comes with no clear instructions for how to respond. Quiet, tense, and emotionally precise, the story unfolds through proximity, silence, and the accumulating weight of choice. It asks a simple but unsettling question: when you can sense harm before it happens, what do you owe the world, and what does it cost to answer that call?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
166
Release Date:
2026-01-12
Publication Date:
2026-02-01
Publisher:
J&S Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN13:
9798993089546
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
218 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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