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Fiddle and Burn, Vol. 1 - The Adventures of Coyote Man by Jason Pomerantz
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Part comedy. Part soap opera.
A fiction blog. A serialized sit-com.
A daily comic strip in prose.
When Rantz takes a job as Circulation Director of Fiddle and Burn: Guide to Fandom Magazine, he hauls his family to a new home. None of them realizes that this will lead to one bizarre adventure after another.
There's an epic struggle to throw away an old garbage can.
There are embarrassing incidents involving a very rude laptop computer.
There's a heroic quest to overcome parental objections and acquire an upgraded version of a violent computer game.
There are profound metaphysical breakthroughs revealed in the dentist's chair.
And, running through all the story lines, there's the strange figure of Coyote Man - Is he a noble superhero who defends the suburbs from vicious villains? Or is he a sad old man who lives in a dream world inside his head? It's a tale both comic and tragic, inspiring and pathetic. Some might even say... quixotic.
Whether it's comic book and science fiction fandom, the publishing industry or modern American family life, Fiddle and Burn squeezes out the humor and delivers it in easily digestible bite sized doses.
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Out of 18 ratings
By: psionandy
Its fun... its quirky... and really enjoyed this. It was like a little like a the Simpsons in podcast form (but back when the Simpsons was the smartest thing on TV).... My only regret is that there isn't a season 2... but if ever there is a second series I'm going to be first in the queue outside the internet to make sure I can download it while the bits are still hot.By: Juuro
"Comic strip in prose" is right. The presentation is so fragmented that I got annoyed halfway through each episode, and finally gave up after six episodes. Sorry, I'm not the target demographic.By: Tobias d. Robson
Yes, give it a few episodes and it will hook you. This book is written in an original style that's ideal for an audio book. It has depth, comedy and fascination, as its subplots and remarkably well-defined characters take their turns onstage.
Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Week 1 (3.12 MB) | Geek by Association. Rantz and his family move into their new home. They face the many inevitable problems with grace and good cheer. Or not. | Sep 25, 2005 |
| Week 2 (3.93 MB) | Playing with Toys. On the first day at his new job, Rantz is quite impressed by the maturity and professionalism of his new colleagues. Or not. | Sep 25, 2005 |
| Week 3 (3.61 MB) | The Can - Part 1. Since the dawn of time, humanity has pondered the great paradoxes. For instance, how does one throw away an old garbage can? | Sep 25, 2005 |
| Week 4 (4.65 MB) | The Can - Part 2. Rantz gets up at the crack of dawn for a date with the garbage men. But communications problems intervene. | Sep 25, 2005 |
| Week 5 (3.95 MB) | The Can - Part 3. Rantz is "so busted" when he's hauled before the Third Circuit Municipal Sanitation Tribunal - Garbage Court! | Sep 25, 2005 |
| Week 6 (4.04 MB) | Frito Lay is a Fickle Mistress. While Rantz argues with Harry about the magazine's circulation, his family discovers that one computer just isn't enough for the modern American household. | Oct 17, 2005 |
| Week 7 (4.06 MB) | The Laptop. When Rantz gives in and buys a new computer, all his problems are finally solved! Or not. | Oct 17, 2005 |
| Week 8 (4.81 MB) | Impossible Dreams Prelude 1. Powell is thrilled to interview Donald Lamont, owner of the largest comic book collection in the world. But things are not quite as they seem... | Oct 17, 2005 |
| Week 9 (5.06 MB) | Impossible Dreams Prelude 2. Having learned Donald Lamont's secret, Powell is faced with an ethical dilemma... | Oct 28, 2005 |
| Week 10 (5.04 MB) | The Wet Laptop. This week, a Laptop gets wet. That's why it's called 'The Wet Laptop'. See, we're not trying to trick you with these titles! | Nov 12, 2005 |
| Week 11 (4.19 MB) | The Rude Laptop. The humor of thirteen year old boys does not necessarily go over too well in the professional workplace. | Nov 12, 2005 |
| Week 12 (5.21 MB) | Impossible Dreams 1. The Coyote Man strikes! | Nov 25, 2005 |
| Week 13 (4.81 MB) | Everyone's a Critic - Rantz demonstrates his artistic side and Celeste has (another) crisis. | Dec 4, 2005 |
| Week 14 (5.88 MB) | Impossible Dreams 2: Who is Coyote Man? | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Week 15 (7.03 MB) | Bad Judgment. Is it (a) a satire of today’s outrageous medical insurance costs, (b) a cautionary tale about the dangers of drug abuse, (c) an allegory about the futility of seeking philosophical certainty, or (d) all of the above? | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Week 16 (5.2 MB) | Impossible Dreams 3. Coyote Man’s secret identity – Revealed! | Feb 1, 2006 |
| Week 17 (5.77 MB) | Impossible Dreams 4. Powell has an unpleasant confrontation with Lucy Lamont and receives a surprising invitation from her father. | Feb 4, 2006 |
| Week 18 (5.35 MB) | Impossible Dreams 5. Powell would have to be completely insane to accept Lamont’s offer! But, then again... | Feb 4, 2006 |
| Week 19 (5.86 MB) | Impossible Dreams 6. The sensational character find of 2006 – Pan Boy! | Feb 12, 2006 |
| Week 20 (5.82 MB) | Week 20: Impossible Dreams 7. Coyote Man and Pan Boy struggle to save Long Island from atomic destruction - even if it means committing a federal offense in the process! | Mar 20, 2006 |
| Week 21 (4.55 MB) | The Quest 1. The story of a boy... A violent computer game... And a mother who just doesn’t understand. | Apr 9, 2006 |
| Week 22 (5.38 MB) | The Quest 2. Hal will put up with anything to get a copy of Deathzone 3. Even a stint as file-boy at Geek Central. | Apr 9, 2006 |
| Week 23 (5.66 MB) | Impossible Dreams 8. Coyote Man and Pan Boy in... Terror of the Illusion Ray Satellite! | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Week 24 (5.7 MB) | The Quest 3: Deathzone 3 is Hal's at last!!! Or not. | Apr 30, 2006 |
| Week 25 (6.2 MB) | The Quest 4. It’s a battle to the death between Hal and the least popular kid in school! | May 8, 2006 |
| Week 26 (7.57 MB) | Impossible Dreams 9. The secret origin of Coyote Man! | May 14, 2006 |
| Week 27 (6.71 MB) | Impossible Dreams 10. Donald Lamont and Powel search for clues at the offices of Lamont Energy. | May 21, 2006 |
| Week 28 (7.73 MB) | Impossible Dreams 11. At long last… Tilting at windmills! | May 25, 2006 |
| Week 29 (6.45 MB) | Hero Worship 1. While searching for a cure for a headache, Harry Cunningham receives a shock… | Jun 5, 2006 |
| Week 30 (6.2 MB) | Hero Worship 2. Harry’s childhood idol is everything he ever thought he was! Or not… | Jun 5, 2006 |
| Week 31 (7.24 MB) | Impossible Dreams 12. As Coyote Man lies dieing of a terrible disease, Pan Boy searches for an antidote - aided by an unlikely ally... | Jun 14, 2006 |
| Week 32 (6.29 MB) | Impossible Dreams 13. Suddenly, it's not so funny... | Jun 15, 2006 |
| Week 33 (7.66 MB) | Impossible Dreams 14. With his mystical talisman missing, Coyote Man lies helpless... | Jun 24, 2006 |
| Week 34 (6.78 MB) | Impossible Dreams 15. A promise is broken. | Jun 25, 2006 |
| Week 35 (7.38 MB) | Impossible Dreams 16. Powell faces his moment of truth – and makes a momentous decision... | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Week 36 (7.6 MB) | Impossible Dreams 17. There must always be a Coyote Man! | Jul 6, 2006 |