![]() Shafer has had a roller coaster ride of a career and has achieved near-greatness in the past, with 12 appearances on "The Johnny Carson Show" and one appearance on Letterman. Schafer is a man in his early 50's who discovered his comic talents during an incarceration in Oklahoma's maximum security state prison-McAlester, otherwise known as "The Big Mac." The book is about one week in the life of road comic Billy Ray Schafer. Tallent describes it as a "cautionary tale" that he wrote partially as a reminder to himself that he didn't want to end up like the comedian in "Running the Light." Tallent's book is being lauded by his peers as a true-to-life depiction of the ups and downs of life on the road as a working comic. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I do not know much about Sam Tallent as a comedian, but as a writer he has written a damned good first novel that I first learned about on the Doug Stanhope subreddit. 'Running the Light," far as I know, is the first novel ever written by a working comedian about the grim realities of life on the road as a working comedian. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Her fascination with the spirit world inspired her to team up with a friend. In doing so, another passion was brought back to life. To further her knowledge into the paranormal world, MaryLynn joined a group in Vegas. ![]() Working with several diferent companies who did government contracts for the US Military, MaryLynn was able to travel the world, meeting new and interesting people. MaryLynn is a full time author and a full time student working on her Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design. A few other stories are in the works as well. ![]() She is branching out and beginning the Panther Pride Saga. After moving to Las Vegas in 201o and starting a new chapter in her life, she followed her dream of publishing her first book, a paranormal romance, in 2012 and continues to write stories for the Heart of a Wolf Series. An avid reader, she enjoyed writing romantic short stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ray, Miller, and Tough also show why these same forces were responsible for creating some of the misunderstandings and disputes that subsequently arose between the First Nations and government officials regarding the interpretation and implementation of the accords. ![]() The authors explain how Saskatchewan treaties were shaped by long-standing First Nations' Hudson's Bay Company diplomatic and economic understandings, treaty practices developed in eastern Canada before the 1870s, and the changing economic and political realities of western Canada during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Arthur Ray, Jim Miller, and Frank Tough draw on a wide range of documentary sources to provide a rich and complex interpretation of the process that led to these historic agreements. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By "Summer" Superman was a Metropolis fixture, attracting the attention of beautiful Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, as well as corrupt business mogul Lex Luthor. After proving his abilities in a tornado, Clark decided to put his powers to good use and moved to Metropolis to adopt the identity of Superman. As his powers developed, simple, mundane chores like having a haircut turned into near impossible feats. In "Spring" Clark explored the picturesque Norman Rockwell setting of Smallville with his high-school sweetheart Lana Lang. ![]() Complemented by the beautiful pastel hues of colorist Bjarne Hansen, this four issue prestige format series was a bright counterpoint to Loeb and Sale's noir Batman collaborations.Īs each volume centred on a different season, fans were treated to a glimpse into the young life of Clark Kent as he developed his powers and made the momentous decision to move from Smallville, Kansas to the big city of Metropolis. So when they decided to lend their particular talents to the Man of Steel's early years, the resulting effort was a smash hit. Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale had achieved comic-book superstardom with their acclaimed mini-series, Batman: The Long Halloween and its precursor Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight one-shot Halloween specials. The early days of Clark Kent discovering his abilities as Superman is told over the course of four seasons. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Smith of Wootton Major” is the story of a boy who swallows a faery star as a child, and what happens to him after. Little kids don’t care about that kind of thing. If you think about either of them for too long, the worldbuilding in both makes less and less sense. It is situated in a very firm date and place. People call The Hobbit a children’s book, in that Tolkien created it as a bedtime story for his son Christopher, but The Hobbit has precise worldbuilding and consistently follows the in-universe rules Tolkien created for himself. Both are what Tolkien himself would have called “fairy-stories”, and both are very obviously written for children. There are two short stories in this slim little book, although really I think “Farmer Giles of Ham,” the second of the two, is more novella-length. ![]() And it was fun! A little weird, a little nonsensical (and whimsical), but fun. (I no longer remember how I used to keep track of books I wanted to read before Goodreads.) It was also one of the first books I pulled out of my TBR Jar for 2022, and really, it was about time. I have owned a copy of this book since before I was on Goodreads, and it’s been on my “TBR” even longer than that. ![]() |