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    Young Junius by Seth Harwood
    Fiction

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    Before Jack Palms ever shook 'em down, Junius Ponds came up on tough streets outside Boston way back in the day. In the middle of drugs, gang violence, and the toughest set of tower-projects you ever knew, Young Junius fights to escape the consequences of a murder he had to commit and tries to live long enough to avenge the death of his brother.


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    By: Grizzly Smith
    I think with this novel, Seth got back to the style and quality he showed in the first Jack Palms novel, "Jack Wakes Up." Sure, there's violence in this story, but there's a very serious attitude about violence. One can really see how the younger Junius in this prequel turns into the Junius Ponds in the first Jack Palms novel. It makes sense of that book in the way reading "The Hobbit" makes sense of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, for example. That's one of the finer things a prequel can do. That's how you know he got it right. A good prequel also has to stand on it's own as an interesting, energetic and vibrant tale in its own right. This one does. It takes the reader into a world that most of us will never visit, and would rather not visit. But it helps, perhaps, understanding how people survive in a world where drugs and guns and blood are always part of business, but not business as usual. Kids still grow up, make mistakes, get into trouble, and survive somehow. Young Junius is an anti-hero, certainly. But he's an anti-hero we can respect, who does what he feels he needs to do. He makes wrong choices, but he's overrun by events outside his control. He feels he must "take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them." In context, what else could he do? And without those events, who might he have been, and what might he have become? We'll never know. But we're given a glimpse of the potentials and forces that made the scared but determined boy into the fierce and indomitable man. You should listen.

    By: Scott
    this story is badass. Seth does it again. I even talked to my friend from the hood and he says it is straight gansta

    By: Mystery Dawg
    Another excellent story from the master of crime novel podcasting. Seth draws you from the moment you hear the story and in no time the entire day is gone. Great characters, fine pacing, location, location, location, Seth tells a great story. Can't wait to see this one in print. What in the 'Dickens' is happening here!

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Chapters


Title Description Date Created
Young Junius - 01
(28.84 MB)
The first episode. We meet Junius Ponds-Posey, age 14, the Rindge Towers, Elf, Lamar, and things start to go down. Junius' brother Temple has just been killed where we pick up the action. (Ch 1 and 2)Aug 18, 2008
Young Junius - 02
(25.25 MB)
After the events at the towers, Junius and Elf hear Willie's verdict on what they've done. On the roof of Elf's house, they talk it over. Marlene looks down from the top of 411.Aug 25, 2008
Young Junius - 03
(30.6 MB)
Ch. 6 Crack Invasion, Ch. 7 No, where to Run?, Ch. 8 Ponds Momma, Ch. 9 Breaking and EnteringSep 4, 2008
Young Junius - 04
(28.12 MB)
Ch. 10 - Saving Momma Ponds, Ch. 11 - Come to Jesus Meeting, Ch. 12 - Go South Young ManSep 8, 2008
Young Junius - 05
(26.81 MB)
Ch. 13. On the Road, 14. Morning in the Towers, 15. Get on the Bus, 16. Side of the Tracks.Sep 17, 2008
Young Junius - 06
(32.96 MB)
Ch 16. Side of the Tracks, cont'd.; 17. About Face; 18. Outbound Train; 19. Squeeze the TubeSep 26, 2008
Young Junius - 07
(23.92 MB)
Ch. 20: Asking Elf, Ch. 21: Fat SharonOct 6, 2008
Young Junius - 08
(30.04 MB)
Ch. 22: Rock to Roll, Ch. 23: Up on Sixteen, Ch. 24: Meeting the OneOct 23, 2008
Young Junius - 09
(25.94 MB)
Ch. 25: Roughed Up, Ch. 26: Not For Nothing. WITH Story So Far by Phil Rossi!Oct 23, 2008
Young Junius - 10
(37.01 MB)
Ch. 27 - Gangsters, Ch. 28 - Rooftop Lookout, Ch. 29 - Rough TopNov 3, 2008
Young Junius - 11
(21.13 MB)
Ch. 30-Accidental Discharge, Ch. 31-Roof WarsNov 3, 2008
Young Junius - 12
(34.17 MB)
Ch. 32- Tunnel Passage, Ch. 33 - Arms of the Law, Ch. 34 - Big DecisionsNov 11, 2008
Young Junius - 13
(24.08 MB)
Ch. 35 - Cop Shop, Ch. 36. Just Dropped, Ch. 37 - Lobby LoveNov 17, 2008
Young Junius - 14
(27.96 MB)
Ch. 37 cont'd - Lobby Love; Ch. 38 - Berry Rich, Ch. 39 - Miss Emma and The RockDec 7, 2008
Young Junius - 15
(29.03 MB)
Ch. 40 - His First Move, Ch. 41 - Lobby Love - Part IIDec 15, 2008
Young Junius - 16
(33.35 MB)
Ch. 42 - Around the World, Ch. 43 - Clean UpDec 21, 2008
Young Junius - 17
(29.33 MB)
Ch. 44 - Straight Up, Ch. 45 - Five-OJan 4, 2009