The Worldwide Release of Life Sucks
My dear digital friends, I am so excited to confirm that my new book of observational witticisms and satirical essays is officially slated for worldwide release on April 1, 2025.
The full title is: Life Sucks: Memories and Introspections During the Great Covid Lockdown.
I am truly excited to have my book published by Fictional Cafe Press, a publisher known for its literary content. And I especially love that the release date of April 1, 2025 coincides with April Fools’ Day, adding a thicker layer of irony to the book’s title, themes, and content.
What’s It About PS?
That’s a great question. Thanks for asking.
I think my editor and publisher, Jack Rochester, captures its essence best in the book’s Foreword where he says, “I’ve worked in publishing all my adult life, with hundreds of authors and their books, and wish to be clear: I’ve never read anything quite like this, in either fiction or nonfiction.”
Not sure I could have said it better myself.
First, let’s understand some contextualization. Every week during Covid Lockdown, I wrote humorous – often darkly satirical – essays online that attempted to distract my readers from the insanity of the times. These witty treatises have been updated and edited to best fit a book format.
Second, these essays were wide-ranging in their topics. From useless pets to the joys of a colonoscopy; from schadenfreude to Shakespeare; from the first reign of Trump (aka Cheeto Christ) to Jesus Christ’s pet rabbit, Reg.
Third, at the center of it all, there is the voice of this quirky, sarcastic, curmudgeonly narrator…me. A me/not-me, really. Perhaps a more hyperbolized, dramatic version of me who has a lot of things to say about a lot things. It is both ribald and imaginative; both weird and revelatory.
Why Publish this Book?
Ok, who the hell keeps asking these questions? I can’t see you.
Two reasons I published this book.
One. It is timeless in many ways. Much like lesser writers and artistic wannabes such as Shakespeare or Milton, the topics and themes should feel familiar to anyone with a brain and a soul. It is the appeal of good satire… you laugh while you cover your mouth in horror.
Two. It is timely in many other ways. While not wholly focused on Trump’s handling of the Covid crisis and his herd of Covidiots who perpetuated the plague throughout lockdown, there is plenty of social commentary that ought to serve as a cautionary tale for having re-elected the first felon in US History. You get what you pay for, my friends. Apparently, Sting was right when he warned us, “History will teach us nothing.”
Anything else?
Ok, I am done with questions for today. This is too bizarre.
There is so much more to share with you, my invisible readers. But I must tease it out. Titrate the details. Get you psyched to hit Amazon on April 1 to discover what all the hype has been about.
In all sincerity, you have never read a book like this before. If you come with an open mind. Think. Take offense. Cringe. Laugh out loud… then my book has been a success.
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