The Earth Boy and Mr. Brown

by C.C. Alma

"The Earth Boy and Mr. Brown" is a short story that starts off on an ordinary Saturday afternoon in an ordinary park. Or is it? Baseball practice is over, and eleven-year-old Freddy Oliver is walking home, just like any other day. When he stumbles over a rat-sized alien creature, he is stumped and intrigued. He hides his new pet from his parents, teachers, and most of the kids at school. When he risks his life to save it, the future comes down for a visit, and Freddy's life is changed forever. Fast forward to Fred Oliver, the adult, and his life is still changing.

13 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2015

About the author

Hello to anyone in the universe who might be reading my bio! I was born in San Francisco, California, an American city on a small blue planet on the edge of the Milky Way. My people came to the United States from the Philippines, who came to the Philippines from China and Spain — before that, it's a complicated mystery with too many ancestors involved.

Like most people, I must work to eat. I am an assistant at a foundation. I write fiction in my spare time because my life dream is to tell stories that entertain and inspire others. I see lots of weird, wacky, and wonderful things going on in all our lives — and I want to do what I can, with whatever talent I have, to explore these in story form.

I am the author of the novel The Earth Girl and Queen Eliza and several short stories that are collected in the anthology Stories in the Okay Future.

I grew up in Virginia, but I now live in Northern California.

Reviews

[Kaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm smiling

Utterly delightful short story. Left me feeling like I had been given a gentle hug and a pat on the back.