Oh, Thank You! /  by Tim Lane

It’s exciting that my self-published novel, Your Silent Face, is available, and it is time to thank a few people.

These folks read early drafts (and/or even earlier attempts) and provided feedback or helped me develop ideas along the way. The criticism and encouragement was always useful and welcomed.

In no particular order, many thanks to John Yohe, Bill Butler and Gretchen Knapp. Diane Wakoski and her table of poets. Gary Fischer and Gordon Young. Rob Golombeski and Dan Cronin. Cat Batsios and Jackie.

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Who Is Phil McCormick? /  by Tim Lane

I like that a couple friends are trying to decide which 80s heart throbs might play some of the characters in Your Silent Face. It’s fun. Who might play Phil McCormick? I could see Matthew Broderick or James Spader or Timothy Hutton. Maybe even John Stamos, hell, I don’t know?!?!

“As a matter of fact, I can. I can totally remember the first time I officially went drinking. Joe and I took a two-liter of Sun Country wine coolers to the cemetery on Ballenger. Best fucking day of my life.”
— Phil McCormick
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Who Is Karen? /  by Tim Lane

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“Like, whatever. If you wanna obsess, let’s obsess over David Bowie, or Billy Idol or some shit. Something I can sink my teeth into...What a bod on that guy. I’d like to rub it with coconut oil—...Well, why not? Let’s talk about Billy Idol’s hot bod. I think it’s a great topic.”
— Karen

Karen. Stuart’s best friend. Likes vintage hats. Listens to The Cure. Drives a Chevy Chevette. Calls out Stuart’s shit.

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Who Is Susan Collins? /  by Tim Lane

“We’re leaving the house as soon as I hang up this phone. Okay? Capiche? Please pull yourself together. Splash a little of your dad’s Canoe on your face, and put some clean clothes on, okay? For me? Please? My mother still remembers how you wouldn’t wear your goddamn cumber bun at prom. She’s still pissed off. You could have at least worn it for the photos. It was prom. So, this is what’s happening. We’re going to swing by and pick you up and stick you in the back seat and you’ll look like you’re in a goddamn Don Henley video.”
— Susan Collins

Susan Collins lives on the other side of The Wall. She’s Stuart’s high school ex. She’s best friends with Cammie.

’Hold Me Now,’ by Thompson Twins, was her and Stuart’s song.

Emma Jane Unsworth, Frank O'Hara, Your Silent Face /  by Tim Lane

What am I currently reading? Good question! I’m reading a novel by Emma Jane Unsworth called Grown Ups. And I am enjoying it (recommended). SHE’S FUNNY! Unsworth is a British writer, and I plan to read her 2014 release, Animals, next. Note: apparently Unsworth is a Frank O’Hara fan (see the Other Work note on her Wiki page)! Something we have in common.

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My digital novel, Your Silent Face, is available in three formats:

PDF format (here at this website, see content link below)

EPUB format (at the Apple Book Store for your Apple Book app or here at this website, see content link below)

Kindle format (at the Amazon Kindle Store, see the Amazon link below)

I would absolutely love it if you could read YSF and leave a review at Goodreads or Amazon or simply email me at [email protected]. Whether you loved or hated it, I will feature your review in a blog post. So far I have two positive reviews at Amazon.

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"Grace to be born and live as variously as possible." /  by Tim Lane

I’ve always entertained the question, If you could go back in time, then who would you have lunch with? Aside from family members and ancestors, I’d have lunch with Albert Camus. I think I would have enjoyed bullshitting with AC in cafes, listening to his ideas. He’s always been my favorite philosopher.

Who would you have lunch with? For a long time, my answer was Jasper Johns.

I’ve also gone through a Frank O’Hara period.

Grace Kelly.

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Isn't She Pretty in Pink? /  by Tim Lane

A couple friends have decided that it would be fun to imagine which 80s actors might have played the main characters of Your Silent Face if the novel had come out back then. A young Tom Cruise, maybe, or Andrew McCarthy? Molly Ringwald or Cyndi Lauper (yes, I know, she wasn’t an actor)?

Anyway, it’s been fun to entertain, and here’s what they’ve come up with so far.

Stuart: John Cusack

The Viking: Val Kilmer

Nigel:

Karen: Molly Ringwald

Brenda:

Susan:

Cammie:

Phil: Timothy Hutton

J Dog:

James:

The Body Builder:

Uncle Charles:

Grandpa Norcross:

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Your Silent Face is also available at the Apple Book Store for your apple devices.

Who Is Nigel Ritter? (or Making Plans for Nigel) /  by Tim Lane

“I used to think that life was like being a passenger on the Titanic, and love was a life boat. But then one night I heard this horrifying screeching. It was chilling and unmistakable. Clearly, an animal was dying in the street. I came out of the house and saw love lying under the streetlight. It had just been run over by a car. Blood was squirting everywhere. It wasn’t pretty, but it was real. I forced myself to watch love die.”
— Nigel Ritter, YSF

Nigel Ritter

Brenda’s son. A Flint East-sider, like Stuart. A chess player with an official ranking of an expert. Favorite band: Joy Division. Favorite poet: André Breton. Favorite book: Surrealist Manifesto, by André Breton. Likes: Surrealist poetry, Stroh’s beer, The Crucifucks.

Your Silent Face is available at the Apple Book Store for your Apple Book app, as well.