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message 1: by Docxen (new)

Docxen | 19 comments does anyone know if there is a short story book that is based on just a regular day for fictional characters. No big story just their regular day? I would even be open to reading about superheros if not fictional characters.


message 2: by Warren (new)

Warren | 1556 comments Sure- Side Jobs by Jim Butcher.
It's an entire series of short stories.
Each about a day in the life of a typical
Chicago P.I. /wizard.


message 3: by Keith (new)

Keith (keithatc) "Lord Vader, I know there's this thing with the rebels, but today you're scheduled to open a new shopping center, and then there's the hearings about the sanitation department's new contract..."


message 4: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (sweeneyowns) | 43 comments yeah i second side jobs, that was great


message 5: by Stan (new)

Stan Slaughter | 359 comments I'm sorry, but:

"...I would even be open to reading about superheros if not fictional characters."

:)


message 6: by Ryan (new)

Ryan (sweeneyowns) | 43 comments Well Dresden is a fictional character. I'm not sure I would classify him as a superhero, but ok he did say he was open to that as well if we did not have any non superheroes.
Also most sf&f dont really have ordianry day type stuff, its all quests and adventures so I can't think of any truly ordianry day type stuff, I live them I don't need to read them. Idk tho try Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, an ordianry day or couple of days about scifi writer Kilgore Trout.


message 7: by Warren (new)

Warren | 1556 comments Ryan wrote: "Well Dresden is a fictional character. I'm not sure I would classify him as a superhero"

OK, so your looking for a non-fiction super hero.
Hummm. That's a bit harder.


message 8: by Skaw (new)

Skaw | 116 comments Not sure what qualifies a person to be a non-fictional superhero. Real-life heroes are pretty easy to identifies, but real-life superheroes? Is there a quota of things you must save? Hmm.

Hero:
rescued 10 kittens from the tree
helped 5 old ladies across the street

Super-Hero:
saved cats from deadly feline virus that threatened to annihilate all fuzziness from the earth
created special bridge with auto walk way so old ladies can cross anytime, anyplace


message 9: by Tom, Supreme Laser (new)

Tom Merritt (tommerritt) | 1195 comments Mod
I want to read more about Lord Vader's shopping center event!


message 10: by Otto (new)

Otto (andrewlinke) | 110 comments Tom wrote: "I want to read more about Lord Vader's shopping center event!"
It was well attended, but a surprising number of people who complained about the layout of the food court had fatal asthma attacks.


message 11: by Daniel (new)

Daniel Eavenson (dannyeaves) | 127 comments Ultra by the Luna bros.


message 12: by Warren (new)

Warren | 1556 comments Docxen wrote: "does anyone know if there is a short story book that is based on just a regular day for fictional characters. No big story just their regular day? I would even be open to reading about superheros..."
Batman
http://goo.gl/g8GYk

Spiderman
http://goo.gl/S3OHf

Superman
http://goo.gl/n8Imu

Wonder women
http://goo.gl/659GT


message 13: by Tim (new)

Tim | 64 comments Skaw wrote: "Not sure what qualifies a person to be a non-fictional superhero. Real-life heroes are pretty easy to identifies, but real-life superheroes? Is there a quota of things you must save? Hmm.

Hero:
r..."

Hmm... this is sounding a bit too much like "go down into the cellar and kill 10 rats". Pretty sure that only gets you a very small way on the road to being a hero.


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