{"id":52781,"date":"2015-04-23T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=52781"},"modified":"2015-04-23T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T15:26:11","slug":"trulbert-the-final-installment-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=52781","title":{"rendered":"Trulbert: The Final Installment (IV)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0– 7AM, November 10, 2015: \u00a0Holsten’s Restauraunt, Newark, NJ<\/strong><\/p>\n

“But what\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>it all about?” Carmela asked, as the sound of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” warbled on the jukebox in the background.<\/p>\n

Tony and AJ focused on the menu.<\/p>\n

“What was what all about?” Tony grunted as AJ compared the Sicilian and German style pork chops.<\/p>\n

“The whole thing about the Methodists?”<\/p>\n

“Jeez, mom. \u00a0They’re a generic yet absurdist enemy figure, selected to avoid bogging the story down in actual current events that would distract from the real theme”, AJ snapped, impatient with his mom.<\/p>\n

“Yeah”, Tony grunted. \u00a0“What the f*** ya gonna do?”<\/p>\n

“Yeah, but why?” Carmela insisted.<\/p>\n

Tony started to answer, but noted the dinging of the bell on the door as Meadow walked into the diner, just as the voice of Steve Perry sang the final…<\/p>\n

Is this,\u00a0<\/em>in fact, how “Trulbert” really ends? \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Check back this summer, when “Trulbert: \u00a0A Comic Novella About the End of the World As We Know It” comes out on E-Book!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Featuring new material not found in the blog serial (including, like, an actual ending and a regulation denouement<\/em>!)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From Buffalo Microchip Publishing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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