![]() They’ve even come up with a secret messaging system: color-coded chalk-stick figures whose meanings are indiscernible to outsiders. In 1986, twelve-year-old “Eddie Munster” and his loyal group of misfit friends (Fat Gav, Metal Mickey, Hoppo, and Nicky) spend their days seeking adventure in a quiet English village while simultaneously hoping to avoid the attention of the town bullies. ![]() The Chalk Man-which has already sold in thirty-eight territories around the world-is rooted in just such childhood frivolity. Despite whatever creative inspirations may have come from those jobs, it wasn’t until her then two-year-old daughter was gifted a tub of colored chalks that the impetus for her debut novel struck: the sinister appearance of otherwise innocuous stick-figure drawings when viewed in the dark. Before circumstances enabled her to write full-time, she dabbled in professions that included copywriter, television host, voice-over artist, and professional dog walker. Tudor is something of a Renaissance woman. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She feels a certain kinship with it, alluding to King’s wider mythology when she says, “an outsider knows an outsider.” It’s very rare in King’s universe to follow a human character who’s drawn to both good and evil because she knows what’s at the root of both. ![]() Why is Holly such a sure bet? In The Outsider, it takes Holly, Ralph (Ben Mendelsohn), and an entire team of locals twelve episodes to take down their monster, but it’s very quickly clear that Holly’s abilities extend beyond just this one ghoul. SCENE STEALERS is a celebration of the best supporting TV and movie characters in 2020. It seems like an obvious and fruitful move to give this Holly her own TV series, one that could follow her through all the as-yet-unadapted King books (with some familiar baddies sprinkled in for fan service). When she’s played by Erivo on The Outsider, though, Holly is at her most compelling. (She also has a short story of her own, titled “If It Bleeds.”) She’s always an uncomfortable figure to the normies in King’s universe, and she interprets the nature of whatever Kingsian monster is hunting them down. Holly (Cynthia Erivo) appears in several Stephen King novels, including 2018’s The Outsider, Mr. “Well then, sir,” Holly Gibney replies, looking ominously at the detectives through her eyelashes, “you’ll have no tolerance for me.” In an early scene in HBO’s underrated horror series The Outsider, the would-be hero cop Ralph Anderson announces that he has no tolerance for the unexplainable. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the point of the whole book is to focus on the contrasts in Bill McKibben’s own life that led him to transition from a quiet guy author to the leader of a worldwide activism campaign. The voice he uses is definitely his own, and his sincere tone and self criticism will seem quite contradictory with his often controversial,muckraking persona. He touches on intense speaking tour schedules, gives some behind the scenes looks at how to plan an incident of mass civil disobedience, including what it is like to be in a DC jail, and how his friends and neighbors in Vermont responded to the devastation of hurricane Irene. Overall, it is an enjoyable read that has a little bit of something for everyone. ![]() McKibben’s newest book, “Oil and Honey: the Education of an Unlikely Activist”, is a memoir of sorts, recounting the story of how he became involved with 350.org, his worldwide grassroots environmental campaign. People who are interested in climate change or divestment have probably heard of Bill McKibben. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kat's fingers are two times longer than Agnes's. Kat's an artist, and Agnes is a psychologist but neither works in her field, Merikan 4.5 Stars I loved this A definite change from the gritty. Merikan have a few sweeter M/M romances as well, but they specialize in the dark, dirty, and dangerous side of M/M, full of bikers, bad boys, mafiosi, and scorching hot romance.Į-mail: information about ongoing projects, works in progress and publishing at: Review by Judith I Love You More Than Pierogi (World of Love) by K.A. Merikan don’t follow fixed formulas and want each of their books to be a surprise for those who choose to hop on for the ride. Always eager to explore the murky waters of the weird and wonderful, K.A. Merikan are a team of writers who try not to suck at adulting, with some success. ![]() |