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We’re thrilled to be talking to John from Christopher Ring’s Things Far Away , a story in the collection Electricity . It is a pleasure to have John with us today at Pimp That Character! What would I love the most about you? I don’t ask for much. I like a simple life. And if I’m with you, I’m really with you. I think that’s the key to life; being present in the now. What would I hate the most about you? I’m here one day, I’m gone the next. I’m not exactly the man you call Mr. Reliable. I don’t want to be a burden to anyone. What makes you laugh out loud? Golfers. Do I have to explain? What is your greatest fear? To live a boring life. To be my Dad. My dad was a golfer. What is the trait you most not like about yourself? Hell. Who can answer a question like that? It’s like asking a rabbit why it likes carrots, but not grapes. I don’t know if rabbits like grapes or not, but you get the idea. We are who we are. It’s our decisions that we can judge. ...

Today Pimp That Character talks with Derek The Dragon and Author Leela Hope. Q: Can you tell us your story? A: Derek the Dragon learns about the meaning of happiness in this tale. Come and meet an adventurous dormouse who decides that he can change his purpose in life and through caring about others, he ends up saving his village. Q: Can you tell us about one of your most distinguishable features? A: I write children’s books with moral lessons. Q: What would I love the most about you? A: The way I relay moral lessons in terms of Children’s books. Q: What would I hate the most about you? A: I don’t think there is. Q: Where do you go when you are angry? A: My happy place Q: What makes you laugh out loud? A: Everything Q: What is in your refrigerator right now? A: Nuts. Q: What is your most treasured possession? A: My books Q: What is the trait you most not like about yourself? A: It takes me a while to open up to people. Q: Do you think the...

We’re thrilled to be talking to Navy SEAL Jack Gunn from Richard Blomberg’s, Terror Never Sleeps . It is a pleasure to have him with us today at Pimp That Character. Q: Thank you for your interview, Mr. Gunn. Before we get started, I understand that you are still in the Navy SEALs and I want to thank you for your service. Can you tell us your story? A: Thank you for having me on your show. I grew up on a Montana Indian reservation. My parents died in a car fire when I was 8. I pulled my little brother out of the back seat window, but I couldn’t save our mom. Grandpa Joe and Grandma Bear Nose took us in. They’re both gone too… The Zuya, which is a secret sect of Sioux elders raised Travis and I in the old ways since we are both from Sitting Bull’s blood line. I learned to throw and shoot pretty much anything; knives, spears and hatchets, well, you get the picture. I realize it may seem odd to most of your readers after what America has done to us, but Native Americans are very patr...

We’re thrilled to be talking to Samuel from Greg Hickey’s novel, Our Dried Voices . It is a pleasure to have him with us today at Pimp That Character! Q: Thank you for your interview, Samuel. Can you tell us your story? A: I know one story. But it is very long. I am not a Storyteller. I am just another person like the others. Maybe a little different. Penny and me, I think we are different. I live in a place with lots of grass and some trees. There is a building where I sleep. Another where I eat. When it is time to eat, the food comes to us from a hole. A hole in the wall of the building. Sometimes water comes from the sky. But most times the sky is light. Unless something goes wrong. Things have started to go wrong. Doors are locked. Food does not come. There is more sky water. Rain. There were heroes and they fixed some things. But they have gone now. I will try to fix things. Q: Where do you go when you are angry? A: I like to go to the fence. It is far from the building...

We’re thrilled to be talking to Lorna Dale from Krystal Lawrence’s newest novel, Risen II: The Progeny.   It is a pleasure to have her with us today at Pimp That Character! Thank you for your interview, Lorna.   Can you tell us your story? Well, a long time ago, when I was two years old this really old vampire named Francis Barclay came to town, which is interesting in itself, because he had been dead for over two-hundred years at the time. Anyway, he accidentally turned me into a vampire. Now I’m seven and my parents don’t even know what I really am. Can you tell us about one of your most distinguishable features? My fangs pop out when I get testy. What would I love the most about you? I have quite dazzling blue eyes that glow in the dark. What would I hate the most about you? Probably being bitten. I’m still learning how to do that without causing dire consequences. Do you think the author portrayed you accurately? Oh, d...