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    The Auction
    The Auction
    The Auction
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    The Auction

    By J.A. Brimingham

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    What would you do if everyone and everything you hold dear was suddenly put up for sale? That's exactly was Allen Latimer and his family are forced to face when the United States goes bankrupt and the foreign creditors come calling, looking to collect on outstanding bills.

    In the near future, America has incurred so much debt to China, Saudi Arabia, and other nations, that these nations do the only thing left available to them to collect on what they're owed: Auction off every man woman and child in the U.S.

    Caught in a mess they didn't create, Allen and his family are forced to deal with the unthinkable. The clock is ticking and time is quickly running out, but nobody escapes the clutches of The Auction.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.A. Brimingham
    Release dateAug 14, 2017
    ISBN9781370379309
    The Auction
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    J.A. Brimingham

    I'm just a Chicago boy at heart; born and raised in and around the Windy City, although now I call South Mississippi home. I've spent most of my life as a musician, playing guitar in various heavy metal bands and I've even released several studio albums. I got into writing thanks to a twist of fate (I've always been the creative type), discovering that I not only had a knack for writing, but also that I loved doing it. I've been seriously pursuing that passion for several years now. I try to create stories based around deep and believable characters, focusing more on how those characters deal with certain situations and conflicts, rather than the actual conflict, itself. My main claim to fame is science fiction and fantasy, although I've been known to dabble in other genres as well.

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      The Auction - J.A. Brimingham

           Come on, Allen. Rachael called out from the kitchen.  We're going to be late.  I told your mother we'd be there by noon and it's almost eleven thirty now.

           Allen had never particularly liked going to Hattiesburg, especially during a busy Saturday, but his mother was able to use her powers of persuasion and guilt to convince him to take her and his father up to the mall and around town so she could do some shopping.  His mother claimed, as she always did, that Allen and his family didn't see them nearly enough and this would be a good way to spend some time together.  All he wanted to do, however, was spend a lazy afternoon watching baseball.  This was the year that his beloved Cubs were going to finally break through and he didn't want to miss any of the action.  But then again, he thought that every year.

           I'll be there in a minute. he shouted back as he tried to glean a few more minutes from the TV in the bedroom. 

           Although the game wasn't supposed to start for another two hours yet, the channel was already tuned in to the proper station.  Oddly though, instead of the normal old movie that was usually played on Saturday, there was some sort of special news report. Whatever it was about, it seemed to have the anchor rather excited.  Allen only casually paid attention as he stuck his head from the bathroom from time to time, while he shaved and got ready, to see if they were saying anything about the upcoming game.

           "We are witnessing an unprecedented event in American history... the news anchor said with a fair amount of agitation in his voice.  Allen seldom paid much attention to the news anymore since everything seemed to be one big crisis after the next.  ...with China owning more than one trillion dollars of our national debt..." the man continued.

           Not hearing anything that interested him, Allen retreated back into the bathroom and grabbed his toothbrush and the toothpaste, quickly scrubbing his teeth in order to remove the coffee breath he acquired from the pot he drank earlier.

           Allen! Rachael yelled out once more.  Come on!

           Alright, I'm coming. he shouted back with more than a slight grumble in his voice as he snatched up the remote and clicked off the TV in a huff before tossing the remote back onto the bed. 

           Are the kids ready? he asked his wife as he finally made his way from the back bedroom and into the kitchen.

           They've been ready.  We're all waiting on you...as usual. she replied, staring him down with the usual glare she gave whenever she was getting impatient with him.

           Do we have to go to? Todd, the eldest, asked his parents.  I'm sixteen, why can't I stay here by myself?

           Because your grandparents want to see you guys, too. Allen answered, causing his son to groan disapprovingly.

           Together, they all loaded up into the mini-van.  Allen

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