The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story
About this ebook
Tom Larsen once devoured the outlandish stories of the Bolingbrook Babbler, mesmerized by tales of UFOs and monsters lurking in the shadows. Now a member of the skeptical movement, he’s more interested in debunking the garish lies he once believed.
When a drunken incident allows a woman to publicly humiliate him, Tom doubles down on a career of antagonistic commentary. Then, three years later, a chance to confront her and expose her anti-skeptic agenda falls into his lap.
Determined to publicize the truth as he knows it, Tom unwittingly unearths rifts that go beyond his town’s — and even the galaxy’s — borders. As he pursues his goal, he forges new alliances with old enemies, and encounters weredeer, secret societies, and even time travel.
But each encounter changes Tom’s perspective more than the last. And the closer he gets to the truth, the less simple it looks…
Aliens, gender politics, and conspiracy theories collide in this X-Files meets Fargo urban fantasy sci-fi set in Chicagoland.
About the author
William Brinkman is the creator of the Bolingbrook Babbler web series and is currently working on his first novel, The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story. He is currently a member of the Freethought Blogs network and has been involved in secular advocacy over the years.
He’s also a former contributor to White Wolf’s Demon: The Fallen series. William has also written science fiction works since grade school. As a student at the University of Iowa, William majored in journalism and took as many creative writing classes as his schedule allowed. After graduation, he served as an editor at two alternative publications. These experiences later helped him start the Bolingbrook Babbler web series in 1998.
