Because he’s happy with his monotonous lot and doesn’t want to see hope sliding down a mountain of sand.Ĭontent warning: references to self-harm, mental illness. Luke isn’t going to go and see Formaldehyde Bob. Some days he feels the itch to get them out. Underneath his bed are five hidden pairs of jeans with matching Dr Martens: yellow, purple, striped, green and tartan. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental. The moral right of the author has been asserted. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher. Published 2018 by Beaten Track PublishingĬopyright © 2018 Al Stewart and Claire Davis at Smashwords Up! Up! Al Stewart and Claire Davis Beaten Track Logo Will Luke take a chance and visit Formaldehyde Bob?Īnd the most important question: is there any magic left in the world?įind out in this snowy tale of young love in the most unexpected places.Ĭontent warning: references to self-harm, mental illness. Because he's happy with his monotonous lot and doesn't want to see hope sliding down a mountain of sand. Luke isn't going to go and see Formaldehyde Bob. Something about the art calls to Luke like nothing else, makes him believe there might after all be someone out there who thinks in the same way. Dynamic blog artist Formaldehyde Bob comes to town with an exhibition of light and dark! Luke has crushed on him since being fifteen, idolising the man and his unusual creations. From the window ledge, he watches people outside and wishes he could be like them. Every day he gains confidence, but with health comes boredom.

He recovers from bitter disappointment and gradually life returns to a regular rhythm. After a failed attempt at college, Luke lives a quiet existence with his dad.

Up! by Al Stewart