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Currently a humor essayist,the author survived the white-knuckle world of a driver's education instructor.
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The author is a big fan of short fiction and non-fiction. This form of writing is gaining popularity and respect in our quickening world, where only retired people can still get through a 500 page book.
Thomas is drawn to the work of Charles Bukowski, Beniamin Clavell, Jim Harrison, and Chuck Palahniuk. The common element in these influences is their emphasis on real-life, un-sugarcoated characters and situations. While much published writing offers inspirational tales people overcoming adversity (ie: the boy soldier with a stutter ends up speaking before the UN, etc.), the reality is that most people don't fully overcome adversity. Which makes life funny!
The author is hard at work on an essay collection titled Homeland Security Is Listening To Your Phone Sex: Tales From A Turbulent Land.
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Seattle, WA King
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Thomas Sullivan’s essays have recently appeared in a number of webzines, including Antipodean SF (Australia), Eleventh Transmission (Canada), The Short Humour Site (UK), Backhand Stories, Burst, Admit2, and The Externalist.
Thomas was a finalist at the 2008 Pacific Northwest Writers Association contest for his memoir "Life In The Slow Lane", which recounts a hair-raising summer spent teaching driver’s education (available at www.lulu.com)
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Life In The Slow Lane (memoir)
In the spring of 2006, following a decade of misfires at various teaching jobs, a closet full of college degrees, and an ugly stint in state government, the author began serving as an instructor for the largest private Driver’s Ed company in Oregon. He thought for sure this was it -- a job that really fit who he was, the launching of a career that would last until he was ready to put the brakes on his working life! The author was going to learn all about the world of teenagers while having a blast doing it. Well, not exactly. Instead, over the next five months Mr Sullivan learned more than he thought possible about poorly maintained cars, calm kids with angry parents, inefficient efficiency drives, scheduling blunders, and suburban angst. He also learned a few things about mustaches.
You Can't Paint Chainlink (essay collection)
The author examines the humor and shame found in everyday life. If you have ever worked for a cut-rate family business,bought a used car,or ridden a bus, this book is for you. Hailed by Conservative Weekly Magazine as "A work of pure trash," YOU CAN'T PAINT CHAINLINK will lift your spirits and lower your expectations for the future of your country.
The Britney Bubble (humor essay)
The author revisits the Britney phenomenon, revelling in the tackiness of it all and offering insight on pop culture obsessions.
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