Tag: Trulbert
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A Dilemma
As the sales of my first book, Trulbert!, continue to outpace my meager expectations, the question “what next” is occupying more and more of my time. I’ve been thinking about compiling my Twenty Years Ago Today series into an e-book, for all the people who’ve asked me about it over the past decade (and there have been quite a…
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First Prize Is An Eldorado; Second Prize Is A Set Of Steak Knives
Sales figures for the first couple of days for Trulbert: A Comic Novella about the End of the World As We Know It are coming in: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,713 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #16 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction >…
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Trulbert: A Comic Novella About The End Of The World As We Know It
Welcome, Instapundit Readers! Thanks for stopping by! By the way, one of Glenn’s commenters referenced “Berg’s Law” – here they are. My first book, Trulbert, hits Amazon on Monday; it’ll be available for Kindle and compatible e-book readers. The book asks the rhetorical question “What if the world shrugged before Atlas did?” What if every…
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Book Tour
I was on Walter Hudson’s Fightin’ Words podcast yesterday, talking about my upcoming book Trulbert: a Comic Novella about the End of the World As We Know It, as well as larger subjects of anarchy and freedom. Make sure you listen to Walter regularly – he’s one of the best around.
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When Making Your Afternoon Internet Listening Plans
I’m scheduled to join my long-time radio colleague Ed Morrissey on his top-rated podcast, “The Ed Morrissey Show“, this afternoon at 4PM. We’ll be talking about my upcoming e-book, “Trulbert: A Comic Novella about the End of the World As We Know It“, among (I suspect) plenty of other things. And I’ll have a special,…
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Almost Like The Real Thing!
My upcoming e-book, Trulbert: A Comic Novella about the End of the World As We Know It, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The release date is June 15. In related news, I’ll be doing the traditional “book tour” in coming weeks. So far, I’m scheduled for: The Ed Morrissey Show on Thursday…
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Trulbert: The Final Installment (V)
– 7AM, November 10, 2015: 1725 Slough Avenue, Scranton, PA “You see yourself as a sort of Hendrickson figure?” Schrute said with an air of contempt to his longtime nemesis and recent Bestische Mensch, Jim Halpert. “Well, yeah”. “That’s stupid”, Schrute harrumphed. “I’d be Myron Ilktost”. “Dwight, in so many ways, I think you’re right”. Is…
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Trulbert: The Final Installment (IV)
– 7AM, November 10, 2015: Holsten’s Restauraunt, Newark, NJ “But what was it all about?” Carmela asked, as the sound of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” warbled on the jukebox in the background. Tony and AJ focused on the menu. “What was what all about?” Tony grunted as AJ compared the Sicilian and German style pork chops. “The…
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Trulbert: The Final Installment (III)
– 7AM, November 10, 2015: 22nd Precinct Jail, Manhattan, New York, NY Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer sat in the holding cell, silently pondering the events of the past day. Finally, Jerry broke the silence. “What’s up with all the beard references, anyway?” Don’t tell me this is how “Trulbert” really ends? Check back…
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Trulbert: The Final Installment (II)
– 7AM, November 10, 2015: South Fork Ranch, Dallas, TX Pamela Ewing sat on the bed, reading an e-book. Suddenly, she was visibly perplexed to note the sound of running water in the attached bathroom. She laid her iPad on the nightstand, got out of bed, and walked to the bathroom in a gait that…
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Trulbert: The Final Installment
– 7AM, November 10, 3715: Somewhere In What Was Minneapolis, MN George Taylor looked warily, scanning the jagged, geometric landscape around him, as Zira, the gorgeous blonde, clung to him on the back of the white stallion. Suddenly, he pulled up short, his face wrinkling with alarm. “No!”, he yelled, the anguish palpable in his…
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Trulbert! Part XXXVIII – The Matador’s Waltz
– 4:25 PM, November 7, 2015 – The Sub-Basement Under That One Really Undistinguished Office Building, on Nicollet, or maybe Marquette Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis, MN Hendrickson raced up a stairway from the tunnel, hearing Ilktost’s footsteps echoing behind him. He found himself in a dark room full of shelves. He quietly padded off behind a set…
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Trulbert! Part XXXVII – Armagitdown
– 3:55 PM, November 7, 2015 – Inside the Federal Reserve, Downtown Minneapolis, MN “Looks like they’re maneuvering to surround us”, Os muttered as he stared through the window from the second story of the Federal Reserve building. “That’s what I’m counting on”, said Fleen. The two men, along with Hendrickson, crouched behind a rough barricade…
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Trulbert! Part XXXVI – The Fat Lady Dons Her Helmet
– 2:45 PM, November 7, 2015 – Outside Forever 21 Stadium, Downtown Minneapolis, MN The column of 40 socials came off the freeway exit from South Minneapolis, and rendesvouzed with Ilktost’s force in the parking lot of the new Viking stadium. Close to 80 socials were now lined up and ready to press the offensive into…