The Squid and the Spaceman

<p>A comedic novel that combines romantic dysfunction edgy humor while exploring the fluid nature of intimacy independence and bodily functions. It also addresses the question: How much can - and should you -- change for someone you love?</p><p><br></p><p>It's 2015 and Boston is being colonized by gendertrenders biotech hipsters and artisanal pickle shops. Two tone-deaf fifty-somethings unhappy with the city's transformation meet and fall in love.</p><p>Randall is chronically single. Jackie doesn't date men; she marries them. He's Jewish and trying to reinvent himself as an artist. She's Chinese-American and drives a muscle car. Both are struggling with their ethnic identities and worry they've aged out of the local dating pool. Both fear that this relationship is their last chance for happiness.</p><p>After four months of dating Randall develops insomnia and Jackie develops an ulcer. Because Randall has never been married they both agree he's the problem. He locates a therapist Dr. Byrnes who creates a plan for turning him into marriage material. On Byrnes' suggestion Randall and Jackie attend a fetish conference to resuscitate their middle-aged sex life.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>