Mark Brandi_47

Mark Brandi writes prose like a poet. Short sentences. One line paragraphs. One thought at a time. A jerky, staccato rhythm. It's maddening, but deployed to great effect as the voice of the 11 year old narrator/protagonist of 'The Others'. Jacob lives with his dad on a farm, of sorts. Safe from the plague and the others, learning about the world from his dictionary and his dad. His dad is a complicated man. As we discover, one short sentence at a time.