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When I was eight or nine my parents gave me an old manual typewriter and a little desk in the corner of our den, and I’d sit there and type up my stories. I used to get frustrated with my mom because she bought me books for Christmas when what I really wanted were the gifts my friends got, things like sweaters and jewelry. I was always a big reader, mostly because my parents were. "I’ve been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember. My parents were both professors at the University of North Carolina: my mom is a classicist (which means she knows everything you could ever imagine about myths, Latin, and words) and my dad teaches Shakespeare (which means I’d seen As You Like It about five times by the age of 18.) I have one brother, who is a musician and lives in California with his son and his wife, an artist who designed my personal website. "I was born in 1970 in Illinois, but all the life I remember I’ve spent in Chapel Hill, NC. 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Steve Martin performs on The Tonight Show on October 28, 1976.Īround 8:04 p.m. Brought to the foreground, their wisdom and insights as they overcome obstacles to spiritual growth embody the basic tenets of Sikhism in everyday living. Pivotal to this narrative are forgotten female luminaries such as Guru Nanak’s wife, Mata Sulakhni, his sister, Bebe Nanaki, Bhai Lehna’s wife, Khivi, and daughter Amro. History, legend and fiction merge to populate this book with fascinating personalities from Sikh history. Into the Great Heart carries forward and concludes the stories of Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana, his favourite minstrel, from the first volume of the Sikh saga, The Singing Guru. 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While I knew precisely where to look, I’d forgotten that my copy of di Prima’s Memoirs of a Beatnik had been a birthday gift from an artist friend, when I was studying to become a writer. Last October, not long after the death of poet, feminist, and shape-shifter Diane di Prima, I wandered over to my shelves of past selves and eased out a book by the top of its thin spine. Historically, he died in 1600 during the Battle of Sekigahara. Shimazu Toyohisa ( 島津 豊久, Shimazu Toyohisa) Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura (Japanese) Josh Grelle (English) The leader of the Drifters. In the corridor, he is associated with and accompanied by light. He is seen sitting in the middle of the door corridor, smoking, and reading a newspaper that gives news of the events relating to the Drifters. Murasaki ( 紫, Murasaki ) Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto (Japanese) David Wald (English) A mysterious and calm bespectacled man who is responsible for the appearance of the Drifters, using them as a means to right the wrong of the Ends' conquest of the unknown world. Unlike the Ends, the Drifters have no magic abilities unless they were born with them, and therefore must largely rely on their technology and tenacity to survive. A common element to the Drifters is that, although they are driven by violence, victory, and conquest, most of them are not cruel and do not tolerate the hurting of innocents. The titular Drifters are heroes, leaders, and great warriors from different eras and cultures that have been brought to an unknown world by Murasaki, where they are meant to fight the Ends. The following is a list of characters from Drifters. If you want to learn more about Bookshelves specifically, please read the Bookshelves FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). 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