Hello. I'm a writer, and I'm lucky. I married an amazing woman, and together we have two hilarious kids. Originally from Edmonds, Washington, I now live in Harlem near the homes of Malcolm X, Harry Houdini and Arthur Miller, and down the street from where Gershwin wrote Rhapsody In Blue. I've known my share of grief, rage, confusion, loneliness, and disgust. But I've also known great joy, the kind that socks you in the solar plexus, renders everything ridiculous, alive, and whole. I've been to all fifty states, lived in every region of the country, worked over fifty jobs--teacher, salesman, carpenter, filmmaker, nanny, truck driver, social worker, strawberry picker, mason's assistant, and professional gambler, among others--and I somehow lived to tell about it. In fact, I wrote a book that stems from my experiences traveling around and living in many parts of this extraordinary and absurd country of ours.
MALE OF THE SPECIES is on shelves now! You can get it at any indie or chain store, or online. The Atlantic Monthly calls it "remarkable, memorable, and artful."
MALE OF THE SPECIES is a collection of stories about fatherhood in America. Do you have, did you have, or have you ever had a father? Then this book is for you!
There are all kinds of fathers in MALE OF THE SPECIES--African American, Asian, Hispanic, and white fathers, immigrant fathers, pathetic, abusive fathers, hilarious and heroic fathers, gay and straight fathers, fathers from every region of the country. Kirkus Reviews calls MALE OF THE SPECIES "A universal collection that not only paints a full picture of the father, but of America as well."
What kind of father do you have? Do you call him Dad? Daddy? Pops? Papi? Or are you now on a first name basis? Whatever you call him, I bet your relationship with him is complicated.
Fathers surprise us. They're mercuial, disconnected in some vague, mysterious way. If the mother is the anchor of the family, then the father is its sail, trying to catch the wind, attempting to propel the family towards some unknown, but hopefully better destination.
John Searles of Cosmo and the CBS Morning Show calls MALE OF THE SPECIES "A remarkable debut, a captivating collection that is a joy to read." And who doesn't want joy?
It'd be cool if you read my book, and then came back here to let me know what you think. For more info visit my website:
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