All hope lost. No friends. The Ex can't be found... and then it rains. With "Worse When It Rains", songwriter and illustrator Ivan Borodin shepherds the reader through the alcohol-soaked realm of no life. If you can't win, then at least you can go out with a buzz. Get higher than the rainclouds and you might find the sun.

Worse When It Rains

Comics & Graphic Novels

Borodin, Ivan

Graphic Novels

Independently published

Pandora 2011: Accounts of the Cursed Shopping Center

The Crescent Beach Mall in South Carolina was your basic modern shopping center-boutiques, movie theaters, eateries, and a packed parking lot-until reality unraveled on the inside. Now the mall is a supernatural oddity known worldwide as "Pandora's Box." People travel from miles around to have their chance inside; some come out, and some are never seen again. Native to the area, Sebastian doesn't mean to cash in on the possible tragedies of others, necessarily, but he finds there's money to be made by a tour service into the bowels of Pandora. He gives visitors ample warning: if they have certain strong phobias or hidden shame, they might not want to go inside. It's up to them to listen. As his business progresses, the locals of Crescent Beach begin to realize the effects Pandora's Box may be spreading. Children's toys become weapons, pets mutate into monsters, and the flow of time itself is corrupted in the nearby vicinity of the odious mall. Sebastian may be in over his head, but then so is the entire town of Crescent Beach. Sheriff Valerie Dunn is there to back up the morally bankrupt tour guide, but can they withstand the power-and temptation-of Pandora's Box? It's time to hit the mall; leave your psychological baggage at the door.

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Abbott Press

The Crescent Beach Mall in South Carolina was your basic modern shopping center-boutiques, movie theaters, eateries, and a packed parking lot-until reality unraveled on the inside. Now the mall is a supernatural oddity known worldwide as "Pandora's Box." People travel from miles around to have their chance inside; some come out, and some are never seen again. Native to the area, Sebastian doesn't mean to cash in on the possible tragedies of others, necessarily, but he finds there's money to be made by a tour service into the bowels of Pandora. He gives visitors ample warning: if they have certain strong phobias or hidden shame, they might not want to go inside. It's up to them to listen. As his business progresses, the locals of Crescent Beach begin to realize the effects Pandora's Box may be spreading. Children's toys become weapons, pets mutate into monsters, and the flow of time itself is corrupted in the nearby vicinity of the odious mall. Sebastian may be in over his head, but then so is the entire town of Crescent Beach. Sheriff Valerie Dunn is there to back up the morally bankrupt tour guide, but can they withstand the power-and temptation-of Pandora's Box? It's time to hit the mall; leave your psychological baggage at the door.

With this course, I’ve put together the common mistakes that Spanish speakers often make while speaking American English. I’ve supplied explanations on how to avoid these errors, and provided sentence drills to help adapt new speech habits. Speakers of Latin languages will find this concise program a constant revelation, and will quickly improve their American Accent. The lessons constantly review and incorporate all previously introduced concepts. In the hour it takes to go through this program, the accent of the foreign speaker is significantly reduced. “Accent Reduction for Spanish Speakers” focuses on the exact needs of the Spanish speaker, rapidly leading to clearer speech. This program is also extremely helpful for speakers of Portuguese and Italian. These lessons are supported and demonstrated by a series of YouTube videos, allowing the reader to follow along with the online program, internalizing both the theory and practical applications of the sound changes.

Accent Reduction for Spanish Speakers

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

If you’re a foreign speaker trying to pronounce American English, you may be pushing yourself too hard. There’s really nowhere to go and seemingly nothing left to do. You’re stuck with twisted notions of how Americans are supposed to sound. Your aspirations are turning into a real tragedy that plays itself out every time someone asks where you are from. This accent reduction manual flies in the face of conventional wisdom. It takes the responsibility off your shoulders. The vowel and consonant suggestions quickly add up, and in only a handful of scheduled lessons, you’ll see that your dreams of clear speech need not be brushed aside. This program is supported by a free series of YouTube videos and limited to exactly what you need to improve. Your hopes will rise like a sun over the morning horizon. Study in the privacy of your own home, perhaps enjoying a double mocha latte as you pick up the basics of clear American speech.

Accent Reduction: The Standard American Accent

Higher & Continuing Education

With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll breeze through the vowel and consonant changes needed to speak with the cadences of Matt Damon, Katherine Hepburn or a Kennedy, evoking images of either Irish pub crawls or Ivy League bow ties. “Learn a Wicked Awesome Boston Accent” is the perfect tool for adding Boston to your repertoire of dialects.

Learn a Wicked Awesome Boston Accent

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Learn a Southern Drawl

Are your nerves rankled by American English?  Does your face grow splotchy in patches when you stumble through your ‘trouble words’?  When facing a speaking engagement, do you drag your feet, imagining a minefield of lava pits?   Speech instructor Ivan Borodin has taught accent reduction for two decades, researching the most efficient methods.  This manual presents a proven technique that is based on the premise that a convincing American accent begins with the production of the consonants.  This concise manual is fully supported by a series of free YouTube videos.  Don’t delay.  Start now to strive for your ideal speech.  Presenting yourself with a clear American accent will wake up your listeners to the power of your words.

Accent Reduction: Using Consonants to Sound American

Have you ever felt like your were being punished for even entertaining the idea of speaking English like an American? Does the rising tide of panic threaten to engulf you when you attempt to pronounce certain words? Maybe you’re enjoying a conversation with an American, and don’t see the question coming. “Where are you from?” Inquiries about your accent should not make you want to punch people in the face. Maybe you live in America, and having a tough time communicating. When we can’t have our dreams, sometimes it’s worse to be trapped near them. Fully supported by a series of free YouTube videos, this illustrated speech manual can help you change people’s perceptions of you. Follow the instructions contained within, practice the vowel and consonant combinations, and you’ll soon feel appreciation and acceptance from all the way across a crowded room. There will be a glow in people’s eyes, marveling at your clear American speech. Pretty much all Japanese people—men, women and young adults—are all going to find something of value in this book. Don’t get sidetracked in your mastery of American English. It’s time for people to listen to your words, not your accent.

Accent Annihilation for Japanese Speakers: An Illustrated Guide to the American Accent

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

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Worse When It Rains

Pandora 2011: Accounts of the Cursed Shopping Center

Pandora 2011: Accounts of the Cursed Shopping Center

Accent Reduction for Spanish Speakers

Accent Reduction: The Standard American Accent

Learn a Wicked Awesome Boston Accent

Learn a Southern Drawl

Accent Reduction: Using Consonants to Sound American

Accent Annihilation for Japanese Speakers: An Illustrated Guide to the American Accent