When 12-year-old Jet commits a series of Zen-like break-ins it creates an uproar, setting off a media feeding frenzy and ultimately changing the life of everyone it touches.
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Mad Dog has been writing a weekly humor column, "Doing It Doggy Style", since 1994. It can be found in better newspapers across the country or online at www.maddogproductions.com.
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CHAPTER ONE
Jet committed his first act--or crime, if you prefer--because, well, it was something to do. When you're twelve years old you don't need a better reason than that.
It was on a clear, cool May afternoon that he walked the alleys, which to be quite honest is usually where he walked. Broad Street may have had the stores with their decaying window displays, the farting buses and the people--eyes glazed over on a mission from God--but the alleys! An old man pushing a shopping cart bulging with plastic bags full of soda cans. A lone bicycle tire chained to a telephone pole waiting for the rest of the bicycle to return. And a large stuffed Snoopy with a machete impaled through its heart. They don't even need to tell their stories!
As Jet walked by the rear of Cordin's Jewelry Store he noticed the back door cracked open just a hair. Being twelve--and a boy--he stopped to investigate, because this was odd. Even though Old Man Cordin spent the better part of his days in his front doorway trying to mentally will people inside the store to buy a pewter horseshoe charm, a pinkie ring with a cubic zirconium Mother Nature had too much taste to create or an ID bracelet that would tarnish to a sooty black within days, he wasn't in the habit of leaving the back door unlocked.
Jet pushed the door and peeked inside. The lights were out. That ungodly opera music that always blared from the radio with the broken speaker was missing. This was too good to be true.
Pushing the door wide open, Jet stuck his head inside and looked around.
"Mr. Cordin?" he called out. "You here Mr. Cordin?"
He cautiously walked in, looking at the work tables and shelves piled high with empty gift boxes.
"Anybody here?"
He crept into the front showroom, the lowering sun bathing the store in a gray haze. The glass cases were filled with gold and silver and pewter jewelry. The window displays were tucked in for the night with a large black cloth.
At one time the sign on the front window read:
Cordin's Jewelry
Watches * Rings * Gold Bought And Sold
Precious and Semi-precious Jewels
But 27 years of direct sunlight will take its toll. Year by year the paint cracked, peeled and flaked off until on that day it read:
Cordin's Jewelry
Watches * Rings * Gold Bought And Sold
Precious And Semi-Precious Jew s
Jet wandered from display case to display case, admiring the glittering merchandise. When he got to the end of the last case he walked behind the counter, glanced out the front window at the growing night and had an idea. Then he set to work.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Pure Delight,
This review is from: Skywriting at Night (Paperback)
If you want to have some great offbeat fun, this is the book for you. A very different plot, very different characters, and a fast-paced style make "Skywriting" hard to put down. I couldn't wait to see what Jet would do next -- what trouble he would get himself, his friends and the town into -- and looked forward to the laughs and smiles on my face as the story progressed. I hope to see a follow-up with even more zany antics. For the open-minded reader, "Skywriting" is a winner!
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An Expatriate Living in Canada Gives a 5 Star Review,
By A Customer
This review is from: Skywriting at Night (Paperback)
Mad Dog, the syndicated columnist who keeps us in stitches with his humorous columns, treats us to a gem. His insights into the world of testosterone poisoned adolescence delight the senses and tickle the funny bone. Characterization is extremely vivid, rich and satisfying. Mad Dog fans should demand that he end his globetrotting and settle down to start his next novel. We're hungry for more.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally in print!,
By robert graham (New York City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Skywriting at Night (Paperback)
A friend read this at a website and turned m e onto it. I bought one of the first copies, then bought two more to give to friends. That's the highest recommendation I can give ANY book!
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