Anger Turned Sideways

Throughout A's life, the common thread has been chaos. He has a history of trickster antics that often start on a whim and end in trouble. This collection of stories--darkly funny and unflinchingly honest--builds a memoir of A's life through a series of vignettes, replaying successes and failures from adolescence to adulthood. In each story, A delves into his past to parse vivid memories: a road trip gone awry, marriages beginning and ending, late nights, long days, and the hardest decisions. Filled with black humor, stories of youthful rebellion, and observations about an adulthood of true darkness and mental illness, these personal essays examine the breadth of a life made through impulsive choices.