Dennis Ray Balk

SEVEN ELEVEN, The Complete Files Dennis Ray Balk

SEVEN ELEVEN, The Complete Files, is a collection of off-beat short stories, stunning graphic visuals, and theoretical science research interwoven with a variety of compelling conspiracies, told by a variety of characters, an absolutely alternative style of storytelling, the Exhibition Novel.

Part One, The Cash Register Files, are stories that involve a mysterious source of data which is streamed directly into the store's cash register. The codes, discovered in the visuals, have been decrypted by a group of geneticists and the implications on our current understanding of human DNA are startling. The characters, who are stuck in the convenience store, record their passing time in a variety of ways, which become many of the stories in the book. Several of the characters are young t-shirt designers. Their visual, graphic designs are represented and critiqued in the book which becomes yet another tangent, embedded in the overall story.
Part Two, The Radio Interview, is the transcribed interview of the main characters in the convenience market story, long after the major event has passed. Their hardships and travails become a type of cliche noir drama, laced with suspicious conspiracy theories. It all comes together, in the real time Interview, with a shocking conclusion, especially for the subject of the interview who is the author.
Alternative. Visually engaging. And, certainly entertaining. The Complete Files are unexpected and surprisingly original literature.