Description
'Nine Stop Trip' is Adam Byfield's collection of nine short stories which he has cleverly spun into a single, cohesive piece of work describing his journey through depression and recovery. As you'd expect 'Nine Stop Trip' contains nine excellently written and imaginative short stories: Some of the highlights:
Beauty - A suicide note relates a story that is both dark and strange while critically echoing popular culture's attitude towards beauty.
Time To Reflect - A secret diary gives the reader a snatched glance into the world of a madman.
In The Picture In The House - After receiving a bizarre photograph in the post a photographer is compelled to hunt down the picture's setting, no matter how much it may cost.Deepdowngone - An individual struggling in their own life escapes more and more into their hobby, the 'cut-up/fold-in' style of literature made famous by William Burroughs, but the pastime quickly becomes a crutch as emotional expression gets harder and harder.
About the Author
Adam Byfield is 26 and currently works for the City Council in his native Leeds. He has a masters degree in astrophysics, but it is writing that is his real passion. Adam has experienced depression since his early childhood but didn't actually seek help until recently when his He GP diagnosed him as having a 'chemical imbalance' in his brain!
Rather then resorting to medication (and the side effects that accompany the pills) Adam attends weekly free counselling sessions through the Burley Lodge Centre (a local community centre predominantly run and funded byvolunteers). Adam feels that this, and his writing, has started to make a real difference.
Until recently Adam was writing as a freelance but his financial situation has forced him to return to full time employment.