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Talkeetna Trouble
What you are holding in your Kindle right now is a unique piece of writing. Oh, I don't mean some profound literary masterpiece, I'm referring strictly to presentation. You see, this version of Talkeetna Trouble is raw and uncut. What does that mean? It mean that you, dear reader, are in for a different kind of reading experiemce. This short novel, as presented here, is exactly as it was first put to paper, straight from my head. You are about to glimpse gold in the form of ore – unprocessed and unrefined.
Be prepared for a read that many will find intriguing - others may find annoying. Everything is in here as written. Typos, maybe a plot hole or two. Who knows?
I'm publishing Talkeetna Trouble in this format for a couple of reasons. First, I'm curious what the response will be from readers. Second, I don't know of another writer who has so completely gone to the edge of the cliff and jumped as I'm about to do.
More than anything, I hope readers post a review with their thoughts on the raw format and of course the story itself.
Thanks for having the courage to take a chance.
Be prepared for a read that many will find intriguing - others may find annoying. Everything is in here as written. Typos, maybe a plot hole or two. Who knows?
I'm publishing Talkeetna Trouble in this format for a couple of reasons. First, I'm curious what the response will be from readers. Second, I don't know of another writer who has so completely gone to the edge of the cliff and jumped as I'm about to do.
More than anything, I hope readers post a review with their thoughts on the raw format and of course the story itself.
Thanks for having the courage to take a chance.
140 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 14, 2012
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About the author
George Angus
9 books87 followersBefore I get into the Bio, it's important for you to know that Goodreads refuses to allow me to remove some books of mine that are no longer available. So, the only available books I have are Talkeetna Trouble (on page 2), The Short Book of Short Shorts and The Writing Experience. All others listed on my page are no longer available. Thank you.
I’m George Angus and I am Tumblemoose.
I imagine the first question you may have is: “What the heck is a Tumblemoose?”
Ok, that’s a fair question.
About a decade ago I was talking with someone from the western US and they commented about having to dodge tumbleweeds on the highway. Me of quick wit and repertoire responded with something along the lines of being in Alaska and dodging tumblemoose. Well, the name just kinda stuck and so here we are.
Back in the early 90′s I was fortunate enough to have some articles published in the trade journals of my chosen profession (Emergency Medical Services). I had no idea at that time how important this was. I had a couple of years of successful writing projects and then I got busy operating a paramedic school and I ignored my writing career.
If I said we’re going to fast forward 15 years then I would be skipping over an entire chunk of my life. Since this is my “About” page and not my “Biography” page I’ll skip all the gory details. It’s probably good enough to say that writing was always a tickle in the back of my brain, but I had the unwieldy combination of not knowing how to start laced with a bit of fear. Fear of what, I’m not sure. Success, failure, being laughed at, the unknown, who knows. Most likely all of the above.
So, 4 years ago I started taking hesitant writing steps and those steps have turned into leaps. I’ve been writing web content for a number of sites, I’ve written several books an learned a lot along the way.
I’m George Angus and I am Tumblemoose.
I imagine the first question you may have is: “What the heck is a Tumblemoose?”
Ok, that’s a fair question.
About a decade ago I was talking with someone from the western US and they commented about having to dodge tumbleweeds on the highway. Me of quick wit and repertoire responded with something along the lines of being in Alaska and dodging tumblemoose. Well, the name just kinda stuck and so here we are.
Back in the early 90′s I was fortunate enough to have some articles published in the trade journals of my chosen profession (Emergency Medical Services). I had no idea at that time how important this was. I had a couple of years of successful writing projects and then I got busy operating a paramedic school and I ignored my writing career.
If I said we’re going to fast forward 15 years then I would be skipping over an entire chunk of my life. Since this is my “About” page and not my “Biography” page I’ll skip all the gory details. It’s probably good enough to say that writing was always a tickle in the back of my brain, but I had the unwieldy combination of not knowing how to start laced with a bit of fear. Fear of what, I’m not sure. Success, failure, being laughed at, the unknown, who knows. Most likely all of the above.
So, 4 years ago I started taking hesitant writing steps and those steps have turned into leaps. I’ve been writing web content for a number of sites, I’ve written several books an learned a lot along the way.
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July 28, 2013
When I was a kid, one of my favorite television shows was The Dukes of Hazzard. Now, at the time, I was too young to know that the Dukes were moonshiners. I was blind to the fact that their car, the General Lee, was laden with cringe-inducing Dixie pride. (I was well aware, however, of how fine Barbara Bach was as Daisy Duke--talk about a childhood crush!) Despite all of that, I enjoyed The Dukes of Hazzard because it was a cool-ass show populated with cool-ass characters. Sure, there was a bit of action, but for the most part, we, the audience, got to chill with Bo and Luke, Daisy and Uncle Jesse, Cooter and Enos, and Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane. We got to hang out with them.
One of the major contributors to that "hang out" factor was the series' laid-back narrator, Waylon Jennings Jr. He described the proceedings of each episode in a down home twang that almost seemed to say, "C'mon, grab a beer, and look at the mess these kids done got themselves into now."
I got a similar sort of feeling when reading Talkeetna Trouble by George Angus. This edition billed itself as being Raw & Uncut, a markedly unpolished version filled with grammatical hiccups, plot holes, and the like, straight from the mind of the author without any thought given to editing. But even had Talkeetna Trouble been present to us unblemished, it would still retain its folksy vibe--and that's not at all a bad thing.
As with Dukes, Talkeetna gives us a lively cast of characters, most of whom congregate at an Alaskan truck stop/diner known as the Century, and allows us to simply "hang out" with them: There's Randall, the curmudgeonly owner of the Century who also serves as a de facto mayor of the town; Trooper Dan, who's got to be the most chill law enforcement officer ever written; Bett, the Iowan beauty who found herself in Talkeetna and decided to stick around; Jeremy, a nice yet dimwitted kid who has a major crush on Bett; and Sconcy, a lumberjack of a woman who's relatively new to the area. Believe me, that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the colorful characters that populate this novel. And that is where Talkeetna Trouble's brilliance lay. We are given this group of characters to simply follow around, hang out with, have a beer or smoke a joint with.
Now, to be sure, there is a plot. A couple of ne'er-do-well hillbilly brothers, Darrell and Stew, have stolen some powerful lights from the Century; it's not difficult for Randall and Trooper Dan to figure out who committed the crime, and soon enough they're able to deduce why: the brothers are growing a massive crop of marijuana to sell during a very popular, upcoming festival. Randall and Trooper Dan enlist the brothers' neighbor Sconcy to infiltrate their operation, and what follows is a sometimes funny, sometimes tense sting operation that culminates in a rather exciting climax.
But, for most part, the plot is secondary. What makes Talkeetna Trouble a joy to read are the characters, three-dimensional creations who are all pretty funny and endearing. We care what happens to them, even the hillbilly brothers (despite the fact that they can actually be quite dangerous). I very much enjoyed Talkeetna Trouble. It'd be a world I wouldn't mind visiting again, flaws and all.
Cheers!
One of the major contributors to that "hang out" factor was the series' laid-back narrator, Waylon Jennings Jr. He described the proceedings of each episode in a down home twang that almost seemed to say, "C'mon, grab a beer, and look at the mess these kids done got themselves into now."
I got a similar sort of feeling when reading Talkeetna Trouble by George Angus. This edition billed itself as being Raw & Uncut, a markedly unpolished version filled with grammatical hiccups, plot holes, and the like, straight from the mind of the author without any thought given to editing. But even had Talkeetna Trouble been present to us unblemished, it would still retain its folksy vibe--and that's not at all a bad thing.
As with Dukes, Talkeetna gives us a lively cast of characters, most of whom congregate at an Alaskan truck stop/diner known as the Century, and allows us to simply "hang out" with them: There's Randall, the curmudgeonly owner of the Century who also serves as a de facto mayor of the town; Trooper Dan, who's got to be the most chill law enforcement officer ever written; Bett, the Iowan beauty who found herself in Talkeetna and decided to stick around; Jeremy, a nice yet dimwitted kid who has a major crush on Bett; and Sconcy, a lumberjack of a woman who's relatively new to the area. Believe me, that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the colorful characters that populate this novel. And that is where Talkeetna Trouble's brilliance lay. We are given this group of characters to simply follow around, hang out with, have a beer or smoke a joint with.
Now, to be sure, there is a plot. A couple of ne'er-do-well hillbilly brothers, Darrell and Stew, have stolen some powerful lights from the Century; it's not difficult for Randall and Trooper Dan to figure out who committed the crime, and soon enough they're able to deduce why: the brothers are growing a massive crop of marijuana to sell during a very popular, upcoming festival. Randall and Trooper Dan enlist the brothers' neighbor Sconcy to infiltrate their operation, and what follows is a sometimes funny, sometimes tense sting operation that culminates in a rather exciting climax.
But, for most part, the plot is secondary. What makes Talkeetna Trouble a joy to read are the characters, three-dimensional creations who are all pretty funny and endearing. We care what happens to them, even the hillbilly brothers (despite the fact that they can actually be quite dangerous). I very much enjoyed Talkeetna Trouble. It'd be a world I wouldn't mind visiting again, flaws and all.
Cheers!
May 11, 2013
Intriguing, fascinating and truly unique. The very concept that this work was raw and uncut, delivered straight from the original thoughts in the author’s mind, immediately piqued my interest. And I can say that Angus took the plunge and delivered a captivating piece of work. I loved everything about it, the little Alaskan town, the characters and their thoughts, and the unique style of writing. A very delightful read.
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