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Small Town Problems

A Sci-Fi Novella

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Small Town Problems

By: Chris Ritchey
Narrated by: John Lee Payton
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Comfortable in his simple rural life, widower Robert Potter never put much stock in Old Jim’s moonshine-fueled conspiracy theories. But after he finds Har'elday, the lone survivor of a crashed spaceship, he begins to wonder if the Loch Ness Monster has relocated to Eufaula Lake. Much to Robert’s dismay, the wandering eye of the federal government is casting a questioning gaze on his small farm town as well.

Caught between relentless federal agents and the found family harboring him, Har’elday’s freedom depends on the ingenuity of his new friends.

A Sci-Fi novella, Small Town Problems is the first book in a two-part series that explores the impact a lone survivor from an advanced alien civilization can have on a sleepy farm town in the middle of Oklahoma. Robert Potter gifts us with his insights as we traverse this world-shattering event through his eyes.

A close group of friends help Har'elday adjust to his new life as he finds solace in the comfort of a hard day's work on the farm. But, how long can such peace last?

In what has been called a throwback to the golden age of science fiction, you can expect to find the heartwarming feeling of a found family, the awkwardness of a budding romance, and genuine and funny characters. We also explore the toll of loss and hardships that are compounded by the advances of a threat looming on the horizon.

©2021, 2023 Chris Ritchey (P)2025 Chris Ritchey
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