The Land of REM

About the Book

Tim Stubbs keeps having the same dream about the same place, a stormy island with a single mansion of strange quality. One night after heavy drinking he is able to explore this mansion in his dream.

The entrance proclaims it is the portal to the Land of REM. While inside he has a brief encounter with a man named Marvin. Later while awake he discovers the real life Marvin, who went into a coma on the night he met him. Marvin’s granddaughter informs Tim that her grandpa is in the Land of REM. Tim induces his own coma and journeys into the Land of REM.

Also enclosed in this book are ten short stories ranging from humor, supernatural, science fiction, and the Tooth Fairy.

About the Author

James Samuel Earl was born at 4:01 PM, Thursday, 8 November 1956 in Richmond, Virginia. As the son of a Methodist minister, James lived in various locations throughout Virginia to include Tappahannock, Richmond, Great Bridge, Surry, Smithfield, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, and Norfolk. He graduated from Old Dominion University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Science and received a commission in the United States Army. As a Cavalry Officer he served in a multitude of command and staff positions both at home and abroad. He was Chairman of the Bell Fine Arts Writers Guild in 2005 and 2006. He currently owns two businesses, Jimbo’s Rock Hounds (Transportation) and Rock Hound Guns (Gunsmithing). He and his wife Tamara live in Temple, Texas.