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	Story	Genre	Eps	Tags	Done	Type	Created	Updated
by FortunusGames	Finding Sam (COMPLETED) This is an alternative universe (AU) retelling of Sam Abramov's story. Read his canon story, "Sam in New York," here: https://www.tapas.io/series/sam-in-new-york -- Sam Abramov's childhood dream was to become an actor. Now a 25 year old law school graduate barely making ends meet as a legal assistant, Sam has long laid to rest his dream of making it big as an actor. He is no longer sure of his future and feels increasingly anxious about his career. However, his life will soon radically change in more ways than one...! 64 subs, 1.98k views	Drama	14	#1920s, #child_parent, #coming_of_age, #ex, #ex_girlfriend, #finding_meaning, #first_love, #graduate, #graduates, #graduation, #growing_up, #immigrant_culture, #lawyer, #law_school, #love, #new_york, #new_york_city, #Office_worker, #office_workers, #parents, #second_love, #unhappy_with_job, #university, #university_graduate, #yiddish	Yes	Free	2020-04-06	2021-05-29
by FortunusGames	I Want to be an Actor...! (Discontinued) DISCONTINUED - check out my main works, "Sam in New York" and "Sam in New York: The Anthology"! Prequel to the upcoming indie game and visual novel, "Sam in New York" by Fortunus Games (check out www.fortunusgames.com and @fortunusgames on Twitter and IG for more information). This short comic tells the story of Sam Abramov, a young boy living in 1910s New York City. Always the new kid on the block with demanding helicopter parents who want him to be a lawyer, Sam worships the Yiddish theatre actor Boris Thomashefsky from afar. One day, he hopes, he can be just as audacious and bold...! 27 subs, 1.36k views	Slice of life	16	#1910s, #1920s, #american, #american_dream, #friends, #friendship, #nostalgia, #retro, #slice_of_life, #vintage, #yiddish	Yes	Free	2019-10-15	2021-02-15
by FortunusGames	Sam in New York Updates every Sunday at 2:00 PM EST! On April 6, 1901, in the maternity ward of a hospital on the Lower East Side of New York City, Samuel Abramov - the one and only child of Lev and Raisa Abramov - is born. "Sam in New York" follows Sam's life from his elementary school years to his late twenties, as he deals with his overbearing, demanding parents' desire for him to be a lawyer, his burgeoning love for the theatre, and embarks on his unceasing quest for fame, love and acceptance. For more information, check out our website: www.fortunusgames.com and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @fortunusgames! 135 subs, 17.6k views	Slice of life	146	#bildungsroman, #elementary_school, #extroverted, #extroverted_lead, #growing_up, #high_school, #Historical_Fiction, #identity, #immigrant, #immigrant_culture, #immigrant_family, #jewish, #jewish_american, #jewish_immigration, #law_school, #literary, #lower_east_side, #metafiction, #new_york, #new_york_city, #Politics, #psychological, #romance, #sam_abramov, #sam_in_new_york, #the_great_migration, #university, #Xenophobia, #yiddish	No	Free	2020-08-16	2022-07-20
by FortunusGames	Sam in New York: The Anthology A companion to the graphic novel "Sam in New York," this anthology is a collection of short stories about Sam, his family, and his friends, exploring the trials and tribulations they faced while growing up and growing old on the Lower East Side. 23 subs, 2.75k views	Slice of life	48	#benjamin_cox, #bildungsroman, #bl, #dean_cox, #doris_cox, #drama, #family_drama, #fortunusgames, #frankie_amato, #growing_up, #illustrated, #Illustrated_novel, #immigration, #joel_farber, #katya_luneva, #law_school, #lev_abramov, #lgbt, #lgbtq, #lina_williams, #literary, #pairing, #parent, #parenting, #parents, #pinchas_farber, #rachel_farber, #raisa_abramova, #romance, #sam_abramov, #sam_in_new_york, #short_story, #surreal, #surrealism, #theatre, #tom_melbourne, #yiddish_theatre	No	Free	2021-01-08	2022-05-14
by SamRamey	The Extraordinary Life of Sam Ramey This is the story of Sam "Ramey" Abramov, a law student torn between his parents' desire for him to become a lawyer and his own burgeoning love for the stage. Born and raised in New York City, Sam comes of age in the 1920s, at a time when movies are just beginning to be made. Jovial, at times immature, and equipped with a great sense of humour, Sam sets out to take America by storm. 22 subs, 906 views	Slice of life	4	#1920s, #20thcentury, #american, #americanculture, #assimilation, #jewish, #jewish_american, #newyorkaction, #russianjewish, #sam, #vintage, #yiddish, #yiddishe	No	Free	2018-08-06	2019-01-05

by FortunusGames

This is an alternative universe (AU) retelling of Sam Abramov's story. Read his canon story, "Sam in New York," here: https://www.tapas.io/series/sam-in-new-york -- Sam Abramov's childhood dream was to become an actor. Now a 25 year old law school graduate barely making ends meet as a legal assistant, Sam has long laid to rest his dream of making it big as an actor. He is no longer sure of his future and feels increasingly anxious about his career. However, his life will soon radically change in more ways than one...!

64 subs, 1.98k views

Drama

14

#1920s, #child_parent, #coming_of_age, #ex, #ex_girlfriend, #finding_meaning, #first_love, #graduate, #graduates, #graduation, #growing_up, #immigrant_culture, #lawyer, #law_school, #love, #new_york, #new_york_city, #Office_worker, #office_workers, #parents, #second_love, #unhappy_with_job, #university, #university_graduate, #yiddish

Yes

Free

2020-04-06

2021-05-29

by FortunusGames

I Want to be an Actor...! (Discontinued)

DISCONTINUED - check out my main works, "Sam in New York" and "Sam in New York: The Anthology"! Prequel to the upcoming indie game and visual novel, "Sam in New York" by Fortunus Games (check out www.fortunusgames.com and @fortunusgames on Twitter and IG for more information). This short comic tells the story of Sam Abramov, a young boy living in 1910s New York City. Always the new kid on the block with demanding helicopter parents who want him to be a lawyer, Sam worships the Yiddish theatre actor Boris Thomashefsky from afar. One day, he hopes, he can be just as audacious and bold...!

27 subs, 1.36k views

Slice of life

16

#1910s, #1920s, #american, #american_dream, #friends, #friendship, #nostalgia, #retro, #slice_of_life, #vintage, #yiddish

Yes

Free

2019-10-15

2021-02-15

by FortunusGames

Sam in New York

Updates every Sunday at 2:00 PM EST! On April 6, 1901, in the maternity ward of a hospital on the Lower East Side of New York City, Samuel Abramov - the one and only child of Lev and Raisa Abramov - is born. "Sam in New York" follows Sam's life from his elementary school years to his late twenties, as he deals with his overbearing, demanding parents' desire for him to be a lawyer, his burgeoning love for the theatre, and embarks on his unceasing quest for fame, love and acceptance. For more information, check out our website: www.fortunusgames.com and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @fortunusgames!

135 subs, 17.6k views

Slice of life

146

#bildungsroman, #elementary_school, #extroverted, #extroverted_lead, #growing_up, #high_school, #Historical_Fiction, #identity, #immigrant, #immigrant_culture, #immigrant_family, #jewish, #jewish_american, #jewish_immigration, #law_school, #literary, #lower_east_side, #metafiction, #new_york, #new_york_city, #Politics, #psychological, #romance, #sam_abramov, #sam_in_new_york, #the_great_migration, #university, #Xenophobia, #yiddish

No

Free

2020-08-16

2022-07-20

by FortunusGames

Sam in New York: The Anthology

A companion to the graphic novel "Sam in New York," this anthology is a collection of short stories about Sam, his family, and his friends, exploring the trials and tribulations they faced while growing up and growing old on the Lower East Side.

23 subs, 2.75k views

Slice of life

48

#benjamin_cox, #bildungsroman, #bl, #dean_cox, #doris_cox, #drama, #family_drama, #fortunusgames, #frankie_amato, #growing_up, #illustrated, #Illustrated_novel, #immigration, #joel_farber, #katya_luneva, #law_school, #lev_abramov, #lgbt, #lgbtq, #lina_williams, #literary, #pairing, #parent, #parenting, #parents, #pinchas_farber, #rachel_farber, #raisa_abramova, #romance, #sam_abramov, #sam_in_new_york, #short_story, #surreal, #surrealism, #theatre, #tom_melbourne, #yiddish_theatre

No

Free

2021-01-08

2022-05-14

by SamRamey

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Ramey

This is the story of Sam "Ramey" Abramov, a law student torn between his parents' desire for him to become a lawyer and his own burgeoning love for the stage. Born and raised in New York City, Sam comes of age in the 1920s, at a time when movies are just beginning to be made. Jovial, at times immature, and equipped with a great sense of humour, Sam sets out to take America by storm.

22 subs, 906 views

Slice of life

4

#1920s, #20thcentury, #american, #americanculture, #assimilation, #jewish, #jewish_american, #newyorkaction, #russianjewish, #sam, #vintage, #yiddish, #yiddishe

No

Free

2018-08-06

2019-01-05