Bøger af Shawn Mihalik

When you're born, you have no expectations. But if you were capable of having expectations, it would be reasonable to assume you would be held by your mother for more than eleven seconds; that after your cord was cut, you'd be wrapped in a blanket and then placed in the arms of your father; that you would see the woman who gave birth to you again sometime after you left that room. Melissa Lynn Gilpatrick gets none of these things. Instead, she's born into a world full of midwestern religious values, a world of pornstars, a world of particle physicists and Broadway playwrights, a world of terrorism and technology and natural disasters. In PARTICLES, Shawn Mihalik, author of Brand-Changing Day and The Flute Player, pulls us gently from our own reality before thrusting us violently into a deep, uncomfortable, and often hilarious exploration of the loneliness of existence and the connections we make as human beings in the first decades of the 21st Century.

In the world of the casual American chain restaurant, brand-changing day signifies the start of something new-new menu items are rolled out, logos are redesigned, service procedures are updated, and old uniforms are traded for hipper, darker, flashier styles. But for employees at The Grill in Youngstown, Ohio-including twenty-something server Scott Pelletier and forty-something general manager Geoffrey McCree-brand-changing day might be when everything changes. Forever.

For nearly ten years, young Oliver has begrudgingly accepted his position as the flute player of the peaceful village of Drommar-a responsibility thrust upon him after the previous flute player, and Oliver's best friend, drowned in a tragic childhood accident. Now on the cusp of adulthood, a mysterious young woman enters Oliver's life, and he begins to question the nature of his world and the importance of his place in it.

Inside Minimalism Vol.2 is a series of 50 short and relatable essays on simple living. This ebook discusses minimalism as a tool to help you be more focused and feel more fulfilled, covering many topics such as slow and quiet living, curation, consumerism, and family.The series is written by Minimalism Life's dedicated team of writers from differing backgrounds, who are passionate about helping people craft a simpler life. Supported by their own personal experiences, these writers want to inspire and encourage others to clear the path of life's stuff, so they can get to where they really want to be.