I Am Not the King is an intense spiritual memoir told in crisp fresh language a story full of dark moments that lead to a greater Light.Through family dysfunction a verbally abusive father and religious legalism the author enters adulthood angry bitter and confused. He oscillates between his self-imposed literary hermitage and bisexual escapades until an atheist college professor challenges him to think more deeply about the meaning of life. After a life-changing upper room experience he spends