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	Welcome to the website of writer Jim Tomlinson Tomlinson' stakes a literary claim that is not only geographic but also emotional. ~ Booklist With a vast scope including wars in Vietnam and Iraq, car dealers and high school teachers, this book never waivers from its strong embrace of humanity. ~ Chris Offutt, author of Kentucky Straight With his flawless ear for speech and great compassion and wisdom regarding measures of the human heart, Tomlinson drops us right into lives and situations that mesmerize and stun each and every time. Another fine collection from this very gifted writer. ~ Jill McCorkle, author of Creatures of Habit: Stories	What's new?


*Nothing Like An Ocean*
* * * In 2006, Tomlinson's Things Kept, Things Left Behind won the prestigious Iowa Short Fiction Award. Kirkus Reviews called the book "a wonderful collection notable for its clean prose and tone of quiet, stubborn dignity" in its starred review. Now Tomlinson is back with a new book of short stories set in his fictional Spivey, Kentucky. The collection is published, appropriately, by the University Press of Kentucky as the latest addition to their renowned Kentucky Voices Series.