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Jonathan Slusher is a Garden State native and stay at home father seldom inflicted with inexplicable bouts of optimism and caffeine induced semi euphoria. He has a M.S. in Environmental Science, occasional insomnia, and has also scored over 100,000 points on the super speed arcade classic version of Ms. Pacman.* Jonathan's work has been published in Pure Slush, Bartleby Snopes, Toasted Cheese Literary Journal, Paper Darts Magazine, Coast Views Magazine, and The Battered Suitcase. He also has appeared on NPR Radio's Perspectives. Jonathan's debut novel Water Landing can be found at Amazon and is also free to download at Lulu.com jonathan@waterlanding.net subject: bulbasaur * The record score was achieved in Fall 2001 and took place inside the laundromat next to Little Chef Restaurant in Ocean Beach, CA. It was witnessed by his girlfriend. They later married and had kids. |
Two interviews from your favorite stay home daddy writer/wannabe! |
October 23, 2015 Gruss aus Baden Wurtenburg! We've been in Germany for thirteen months and a few days and I think things are beginning to feel like home. Hey look! :) I'm finally writing a post for this old website. We've all been missing California, especially Sophie. But I think that the tough times of adjustment are behind us. I heard somewhere from someone that a parent can only be as happy as their least happy child. I believe that to mostly be a load of cynical crap, but unfortunately I allowed it to become part of my mantra through the dark winter months of last year.... For an original Southern Black Forest Expatriate Stay Home Daddy Wintertime Cry baby Cake be sure to add in two lumps of culture shock. Pour in a little sibling rivalry. Bam!--Drop in a few tears of homesickness. Then chill the mixture in the cold, dark, dreariness of January and February in the 60 degree N longitudes. Serve with some strong coffee while watching Magnum PI in German. This winter I'm more ready. (Insert Eye of the Tiger music here) My German is improved. I haven't been eating any better, but I've been working out. I've been keeping the brewski's to a mimimum. The kiddos are now going to a school that they like. They have some new friends. My wife may still be a frequent flying uber work-tripper, but the dust of the big move has settled. The kids are all right and now it is time to get down to business with my new novel. It is called The Flag Rescuers. More on that later. So, I haven't published anything new in almost a year, but I have been writing. I've also been coaching a German youth soccer team (fun, frustrating, upsetting, rewarding). And I've been tracking down he shreds of the story written down on scraps of notebook here and there. I've taken epic trips with the family to Berlin, Venice, Greece, and Scotland. I've also gone on search missions to the farthest reaches of uncharted zip drives, hard drives, and e-notes looking for story material that is worth keeping. At present I've got the start of something that I can call a manuscript. I've got the thumbs up from an old writing teacher. And I've got eight months until we'll be turning our attention to moving back to California. I still have the usual stay at home dad responsibilities--a household to take care of with two cool though still needy kiddos. But I definitely have some time and not enough excuses. Here goes..... jonathan@waterlanding. net |
Some other cool and interesting Coastsiders I've interviewed for Coastviews: Crafting Meaningful Music with a Soul: The Zamora Rose Project Moss Beach Artworks: The fine line between jewelry and fine art |