ALICE

Alice is a work of young adult fantasy-fiction possessing cross-generational appeal with a mash-up of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass and M. N. Shyamalan’s, The Sixth Sense (in essence that iconic line uttered in the film: “I see dead people”). The protagonist is a Croatian immigrant busting her butt working to dig out beneath debt incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic when food and beverage establishments were forced to close for many months. The impact on those willing to toil harder than most for minimum wage plus tips was devastating. With income cut off as if someone had flipped a switch, and if they were fortunate enough so their credit scores entitled them to own credit cards, most walked a tightrope from billing statements to billing statements. With little choice, many sunk into massive debt bundled with the burden of astronomical interest fees. My fictitious Alice has just turned twenty-six, discovered she’s pregnant, and is one of the multitudes who fell down that rabbit hole and was struggling to escape.

In summary, Alice is approximately 24,000 words of text. Adhering to a children’s storybook format it includes original illustrations throughout to capture the caricaturesque quality of the characters she encounters while working a final shift at The Madd Hatter Bar & Restaurant. These illustrations not only add content but context and texture. This work, while intended to stand on its own, has the potential to be expanded into a series based upon the protagonist and/or the other characters she interacts with throughout this tale. In fact, and in the right hands, it could even be developed as an epic film.

REQUESTED INFORMATION: "Alice"/Young adult fantasy-fiction/18 - 80 years old/23,737 words/Stevie B/Original and well written/Alice has cross-generational appeal with a mash-up of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass and M. N. Shyamalan’s, The Sixth Sense (in essence that iconic line uttered in the film: “I see dead people”)/Young adult fantasy-fiction/Bio: <!-- /Stevie B signed his first record deal with a major label at sixteen. Over the years he’s produced records and composed songs for Madonna and other international stars. Since 2006 many of his music and book reviews have appeared in assorted entertainment publications. In 2012, “Pajamas on a Sun Stained Beach,” his first published novel, hit the bookstore shelves, followed by “The Freaky Fungal Family Tree” in 2021, as well as the upcoming “You’re Crazy – I Love You!”, “Chris and her Daughters”, and “Beneath a Lazarus Moon.” For nearly 40 years he’s owned and managed Mia Mind Music, a successful entertainment promotion and marketing company that has accumulated multiple gold and platinum record awards in association with various record companies and artists. Born a be-freckled, bewildered, bemused, and bashful, blue-eyed boy from Baltimore, Maryland, he now resides contently alone in Hoboken, New Jersey. In between publications, he offers short stories, thoughts, ramblings, and rants on his blog (https://www.thestevieb.com). Additional information also appears on his Facebook author page (https://www.facebook.com/thesteviebe)/https://www.thestevieb.com/College degrees/Professionally engaged in the entertainment industry for many decades, producing records for Madonna and other notable artists/Normal/Fiction/People/Creating/Baltimore, Maryland/68