Shed Sheds", which argues that a "place of retreat" is a "male necessity" which provides men with solace, especially during their retirement. In contrast, in the novel "Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons, Aunt Ada Doom saw "something nasty in the woodshed" and retreated to her bed for half a century. To woodshed, or 'shed, in jazz jargon, is "to shut oneself up, away from the world, and practice long and hard, as in 'going to the woodshed'." The word is recorded in English since 1481, as "shadde", possibly a variant of shade. The word shade comes from the Old English
Doom (novel series) Marine Corps, although the perspective changes from character to character in the second and third novel. On February 26, 2008, the series was rebooted and restarted in the vein of "Doom 3". The first book, "", was written by Matthew Costello, the original writer for "Doom 3", and released by Pocket Star Books. The book stars Special Ops Marine Lieutenant John Kane in the year 2145. The second in the series, "", was released on March 31, 2009 and shares the same author and publisher. The primary protagonist and narrator of the series, Corporal Flynn "Fly" Taggart is a member