R.S. Pinner
A life too long lived under the tyranny of reason?
The Bad Boys in the Attic
Childhood fears, left unconfronted, wait and grow in the dark. Olly’s life is normal. Except for the voices in the attic. Cruel, taunting, and far too real. As he grows from a boy clutching a tattered security blanket to a father struggling to protect his …
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R.S. Pinner (PhD) is an Associate Professor in Literature and Applied Linguistics, and author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction. This site is dedicated to fiction writing and poetry.
I have three books with major publishers, and my creative works have been published in well-known magazines such as Aesthetica, Dark Mountain and New Writing. I am currently working on both adult and children’s books. My first novel for young readers, The Bad Boys in the Attic, was published by Hungry Wolf Press in 2024.
Please have a look at some of the stories and works available on this site. Feel free to get in touch.
For academic and teaching work, please visit www.uniliterate.com
The Bad Boys in the Attic
Childhood fears, left unconfronted, wait and grow in the dark.
Olly’s life is normal. Except for the voices in the attic. Cruel, taunting, and far too real. As he grows from a boy clutching a tattered security blanket to a father struggling to protect his own child, the shadows of his past refuse to let go. Time slips and bends like a dream as Olly confronts what lurks in the attic. He must learn to face his fears, both the physical and the emotional.
Through the shifting sands of memory and time, The Bad Boys in the Attic explores the generational echoes of trauma, the blurred line between reality and imagination, and the courage it takes to face the shadows within.
Published by Hungry Wolf Press