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Freder

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http://www.taroybyducksoup.com

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Fiction, Comics, Nonfiction

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FREDER is the pen name of Doug Thornsjo, who believes that it's hard to encourage word of mouth when no one can pronounce your name. The "nom de plume" is a shortening of his middle name and also the pivotal character in one of his favorite movies, Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS.

He is a writer, cartoonist and graphic designer living in a big old house packed with folk art, toys, books and cats.

His fiction has been published, among other places, in THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW and KINESIS, has been broadcast on National Public Radio and nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

He is the creator of the online comic strips Quirk and Tinsel*Town, and has written about comics and movie serials for a wide range of trade journals; most recently, he penned an intro ...more

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Two new books in Paperback!

I'm a lucky guy. Today I get to announce the publication of two new titles in paperback, Melies' Notebook and Tinsel*Town Volume 1. Both are available from Duck Soup Productions and wherever fine books are sold!

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	The Mostly Sensible Little Big Circus Tarot Book 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sanctum: Vol. 1 No. 1 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	See Them Dance!: From the Positively Spectacular Adventures of Cranch The Clown by Freder (Goodreads Author), Doug Thornsjo (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Punch's Tragically Comic or Comically Tragic Tarot Book it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lisa Jackson is . . . the Ellipsis Queen. Not . . . one . . . single . . . character . . . is capable of speaking . . . without the . . . pregnant pause of . . . ellipses . . . Oh . . . My . . . God, it's annoying. Quote: “I . . . I feel as if I’m goin ...more
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I have to vent about something, and this is as good a place as any, because this "writer" does it at LEAST five times in this book alone. I AM SO SICK OF EYEBROW WRITING! It seems that modern writers can't think of ANY other way to show their charact ...more
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“I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.”
― Groucho Marx, Groucho and Me

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“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.”
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“I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.”
― Groucho Marx

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“I never hold a grudge. As soon as I get even with the son-of-a bitch, I forget it.”
― W.C. Fields

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“Fell in love with a beautiful blonde once. Drove me to drink. And I never had the decency to thank her.”
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