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True Story, Swear to God #2
This One Goes To Eleven
A relationship is tough enough when there's three thousand miles separating two lovebirds. Toss in a category 5 hurricane named Georges and you've got some real problems. How do you pack up your life, say goodbye to everything you hold dear, and take a leap of faith based on what your heart tells you? Find out. Live. Laugh. Love.
176 pages, Paperback
First published June 8, 2005
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About the author
Tom Beland
43 books14 followersI'm a 36 year-old cartoonist living and breathing on the island of San Juan, Puerto Rico. I was born in Chicago ILL. and was raised in Napa Valley, California. I graduated from Napa High School in 1980 (GO INDIANS!).
My career in cartoonist started at a very young age. My father, Clarence Beland , was a cartoonist in his spare time and all the boys in my family draw in one way or another. I was the one who became obsessed about it.
I'm a seft-taught artist, although I had some art class experience in high school and a bit in community college as well. I studied on the television and also in Marvel Comics. I was heavily influenced by artist such as Al Herschfield, Chuck Jones, Charles Shulz, John Romita Sr., Gil Kane and others.
Cartooning is an art that is seldom as respected as it is admired. Perharps that's due to it's visual simplicity. But simplicity is something developed out of style and not through laziness. I got my fisrt job at the Napa Valley Register in my early twenties. I was hired as a paste-up artist in the advertising department and soon moved over to the editorial side. There I became a photo technician and a page designer, while submitting cartoons on my own.
After a few years, I left the Register to go to the Vallejo Times-Herald in Vallejo, California just up the road. It was a dream job with a fantastic group of people to work with. I couldn't ask for anything more.
One day I received a press junket to cover the opening of the Animal Kingdom Park at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. I spent two days trying out everything and eating some great food.
And that's when I met her.
Lily García was from San Juan, and was also covering the Animal Kingdom opening when we met at a bus stop. We spent all night talking about family, work and life in general. When we parted, we exchanged phone numbers and email addresses and went our ways.
We talked to each other as often as possible and a year later I found myself on a plane and moving to the island to live with her.
Life's been good to me so far.
My career in cartoonist started at a very young age. My father, Clarence Beland , was a cartoonist in his spare time and all the boys in my family draw in one way or another. I was the one who became obsessed about it.
I'm a seft-taught artist, although I had some art class experience in high school and a bit in community college as well. I studied on the television and also in Marvel Comics. I was heavily influenced by artist such as Al Herschfield, Chuck Jones, Charles Shulz, John Romita Sr., Gil Kane and others.
Cartooning is an art that is seldom as respected as it is admired. Perharps that's due to it's visual simplicity. But simplicity is something developed out of style and not through laziness. I got my fisrt job at the Napa Valley Register in my early twenties. I was hired as a paste-up artist in the advertising department and soon moved over to the editorial side. There I became a photo technician and a page designer, while submitting cartoons on my own.
After a few years, I left the Register to go to the Vallejo Times-Herald in Vallejo, California just up the road. It was a dream job with a fantastic group of people to work with. I couldn't ask for anything more.
One day I received a press junket to cover the opening of the Animal Kingdom Park at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. I spent two days trying out everything and eating some great food.
And that's when I met her.
Lily García was from San Juan, and was also covering the Animal Kingdom opening when we met at a bus stop. We spent all night talking about family, work and life in general. When we parted, we exchanged phone numbers and email addresses and went our ways.
We talked to each other as often as possible and a year later I found myself on a plane and moving to the island to live with her.
Life's been good to me so far.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
August 16, 2007
Following up my review of the first book, Tom and Lilly's fairy tale romance goes to the next level as Tom decides to take the plunge, quite his job, and move out to Puerto Rico.
This is where we first start to see that their relationship isn't perfect. Tom can't find work and isn't really fitting in. He misses his family at times and there are a couple of intimacy issues. An honest look at a couple finding their footing - everything working against them yet they push through it all.
This is where we first start to see that their relationship isn't perfect. Tom can't find work and isn't really fitting in. He misses his family at times and there are a couple of intimacy issues. An honest look at a couple finding their footing - everything working against them yet they push through it all.
August 12, 2008
Continuing the Tom/Lily romance this book keeps delivering on the wonderfulness in the prior collection, Chances Are. Tom's anxiety while Lily is under siege by a huge hurricane and Lily's handling of the hurricane and Tom's distant stress are wonderful and feel completely true.
If I could do 1/2s, this would be a 4.5.
If I could do 1/2s, this would be a 4.5.
December 25, 2008
More real life romance. Also very sweet.
I like the fact that the author, a man, shows himself to be wildly romantic. I think a lot of guys would not depict themselves that way. I like it!
I like the fact that the author, a man, shows himself to be wildly romantic. I think a lot of guys would not depict themselves that way. I like it!
June 25, 2010
A great conclusion
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews