Jimmy grew up in Chicago surrounded by women, making him a self-proclaimed ladies’ man, even though his workaholic dad accuses him of being gay at fifteen. The following week he meets Adriana... More > at a swimming class. Unfortunately, this is only the first of countless heartbreaks and failures. He chooses to graduate college early to become unemployed sooner, only to find his degree so useless even his Alma mater won’t hire him. Bored, he begins performing stand-up comedy and gains immediate visibility with his self-deprecating humor, making him a poor, yet very well liked man who continues to live at home with his parents. But in comedy, with fame comes misfortune. The Great Recession leads him to Branson, where he struggles in a hillbilly world that finds his dry charm undesirable. For the first time in his life, he’s not in the limelight and is clueless how to be alone. Following a date with a sassy local, he embarks on a self-evaluation to discover that in order to love others, he must first love himself< Less
Jimmy grew up in Chicago surrounded by women, making him a self-proclaimed ladies’ man, even though his workaholic dad accuses him of being gay at fifteen. The following week he meets Adriana... More > at a swimming class. Unfortunately, this is only the first of countless heartbreaks and failures. He chooses to graduate college early to become unemployed sooner, only to find his degree so useless even his Alma mater won’t hire him. Bored, he begins performing standup comedy and gains immediate visibility with his self-deprecating humor, making him a poor, yet very well liked man who continues to live at home with his parents. But in comedy, with fame comes misfortune. The Great Recession leads him to Branson, where he struggles in a hillbilly world that finds his dry charm undesirable. For the first time in his life, he’s not in the limelight and is clueless how to be alone. Following a date with a sassy local, he embarks on a self-evaluation to discover that in order to love others, he must first love himself.< Less
From the author of the acclaimed humor novel, The World Is Shallow; That’s Why I Never Learned How to Swim, comes another hilarious book about the relationship between generations. If you read... More > the blog, then you'll enjoy the extended, actually proofread, yearlong transaction between a hard-working grandmother and her spoiled brat grandson. Imaginary literary critic Richard Nelson said, "I've never heard of it. There! Now will you please gimme back my shoes?" The answer is no.< Less
2012 In Review: It’s the last year on Earth and this is what we have to show for it? From the author of the acclaimed humor novel, The World Is Shallow; That’s Why I Never Learned How to... More > Swim, comes another hilarious book about the relationship between generations. If you read the blog, then you'll enjoy the extended, actually proofread, yearlong transaction between a hard-working grandmother and her spoiled brat grandson. Imaginary literary critic Richard Nelson said, "I've never heard of it. There! Now will you please gimme back my shoes?" The answer is no.< Less
