About The Amazing adventures of Jimmy Crikey by Wallace E Briggs
The Amazing Adventures of Jimmy Crikey begins a series of adventures about the life of Jimmy Crikey, the alien orphan who chose to make his home on Earth although he had the means of returning to his home planet of Attalia. Despite being bullied because of his unusual appearance, Jimmy developed his ability to face every challenge that comes his way. He releases a strong inner self that blossoms into a hero in his adopted hometown and magical lands of Roombelow where Jimmy befriends Earth’s four guardian witches and Gemma, the little lady he found at the bottom of the well, who didn’t know how she got there. The orphan from beyond the stars becomes the bravest soul on both sides of the stars and of the lands above and beneath the ground you walk on. Jimmy is not a superman, but he is endowed with unrivalled courage, a brilliant mind, exceptional hearing and sight, and speed to match that of a cheetah in full pursuit. The only downside is that all Attalian children are born with big feet that fit into custom made red boots which provide exceptional speed over the ground. And the best thing? Jimmy’s big feet don’t grow any bigger; his body grows bigger and taller until he catches up with his feet as he gets older. Nobody makes fun of Jimmy now! He has become the person they turn to to help get them out of danger, wherever the danger comes from. He befriends the Weatherman who has a habit of falling asleep at the controls in his cloud while circling the underground worlds. This sometimes leads to disasters particularly when he forgets to turn off the rain and the tow begins to flood. Adventure comes thick and fast taking him eventually back into the hidden starship which carries him back to Attalia his home planet which is under siege from the villains from Ock. Jimmy overcomes the dangers, and isolates the Ocks , discovering that he has no surviving relatives in Attalia, which is when he chooses to return to his many friends in Roombelow.
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Wallace Briggs (1943 – present). Happily married to Pat in 1964, He first met at the age of eleven and they are approaching their diamond anniversary.
Early years were experienced in and around Durham never living more than 5ml distance from the Cathedral.City Married in 1964, they spent many happy years in the North East of England before employment almost took them off to emigrate to South Africa. But plans were changed in the final weeks and the company moved the family to Sussex.
After more than twenty years in Sussex, then Hampshire, employment was again responsible for the move to beautiful rural Lancashire, where we still reside. I am now retired from a long career in sales and marketing of technical products in the UK and international markets.
Jimmy Crikey was born one rainy day during a family holiday in Great Yarmouth, to entertain his son and his new-found friends for an hour or so. The story expanded over the following showery afternoons in the cramped confines of a beach tent, and more and more adventures were required to keep the children entertained.
Wallace looks forward to sharing the adventures of Jimmy Crikey with a wider audience in the hope that they will bring a sense of wonder and enjoyment to another generation.
When asked what the inspiration to write came from he replies, “The wonderment on the face of children obviously enjoying my stories is all the inspiration I need.”
Wallace’s advice to other aspiring writers is “develop a thick skin and never stop trying. There are mountains to scale before you can reach the promised land. You may never reach it but there’s some fantastic scenery to take in on the way.”