The Ink Run is a novel of a life spiralling further and further downwards on a path of violence and cruelty through the gates of hell and beyond – to that dreadful void where hope has long gone. Introduction  A boy growing up in an abusive environment where happiness consists of him being in his shelter, his raft. A father who never misses an opportunity to express his disgruntlement at his son, Otis, being alive. A mother as dismissive as her spouse of her only child,. Somehow young Otis feels that, without his father, his mother would have been someone different – a loving mother instead of someone who neglects him and steps over…