About Soup: The Future Is Past And Present by Travis Haugen
Scott Yonge exploded onto the national consciousness at the 2001 Garrett Awards and quickly rose to legendary status on the wings of his music and his whirlwind romance with independent film actress Michelle Zoe. What should have been a perfect life was interrupted by an ultra-right wing militant group called the American Freedom Force and its leader, Colonel Randall, who forces Scott to choose between his life and that of his son. After his heroic sacrifice, his family is left to pick up the pieces and forge ahead to a future in the vacuum he left behind.
Now, in 2021, his son Hedley inherits music for himself, becoming a star in his own right as technology gives new life to the medium. Scott’s daughter, affectionately known as Soup, throws herself into unravelling the mysteries of her family’s history. Michelle commits herself to keeping them all together and trying to make sense of life without the one she loves. Through it all, the AFF looms in the shadows, threatening to resurrect the pain they have just begun to overcome.
In the first of his new series, Travis Haugen explores the reaches of the near future through his love of music, technology, and the unbreakable bonds of family. This book includes digital access to twenty-four original songs created by the author to bring the story and its characters to life.
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Author Bio:
I’m a Canadian prairie boy. I spent over 40 years of my life as a musician, travelling across Canada and the US playing nightclubs and honky-tonks. It was a great way to make a living.
I drifted into writing out of that. A song I wrote put me there. The books came from the song; the song came from loneliness. That song was “I Call Your Name”. Back in 2001, we were the house band at The St. Louis Hotel in Calgary. One night after hours, I sat on my bed, picked up my acoustic, and out came the song. I played it through a few times, decided I liked it, jotted down the lyrics and turned out the lights. Later, I bolted upright from my sleep in a sweat, jumped up to my computer and began typing. I typed until I collapsed. When I woke, I read what I had (47 pages), and got right back to writing. I was in the fire. I never looked back. That book became the first in the One Song series. There are now four. “I Call Your Name” started the process.
Anytime I can, I love to head to the outdoors with my camera, hiking with my niece, Candy, and any number of family and friends who wish to come along. The comedy team of Carl and Murphy (Candy’s two small dogs) is always with us. I’m also deep into Canadian Postal History, especially the Small Queens era of Canada, circa 1870-1897. Life is good.