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Join comedian Stephen Michael James on 'Comedy Simp' as he dives into the wild worlds of Seattle and Tacoma's comedy scene! Each episode, Stephen chats with local comics about their craziest road stories, cringe-worthy gigs, and the art of joke writing. Get ready for laughter, awkward silences, and the occasional existential crisis, all wrapped in a genuine love for stand-up. Whether you're a comedy nerd or just here for the laughs, grab your favorite beverage and join the chaos as Stephen navigates the highs and lows of making 'em laugh in the Pacific Northwest!

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. A new century dawns, one in which America would become pre-eminent as its industrial might and military power rose above all others. In literature too its authors tackled new forms and new ideas, they shied away from little, immersing themselves and their readers in the promise of a new Century.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. For America, as the century closes, she is becoming less isolated. Her industrial might, her rising military power are pulling her ever closer into the entangled globe of nations. Her authors flex ideas and lexicons with riveting tales of this astonishing society.

Sadness can be about so many things from places to people, from thoughts to actions. Our classic authors including Arnold Bennett, James Joyce, Willa Cather, Joseph Conrad, Ivan Turgenev and many others use their pens and stories to demonstrate the many ways this feeling can take a hold of lives and its consequences.