Without a Net: A true tale of prison penthouses and playmates

Starving and certain that I would die in my dingy jail cell in Spain I made a deal with God. I fell to my knees promising to give up all drugs and criminal activities. I prayed out loud witnessed only by the urine-soaked walls and huge rats that shared my cage. My desperation was raw and naked. I thought about the Countess. I thought about my parents at home on Long Island. But mostly I thought about myself. “Save me God and I will live virtuously and honor my family.” I was released early and found myself back home penniless and living in my parents’ basement. God had kept his promise. I soon broke mine...A Stitch in Time is an autobiographical road trip through a volatile period of American history. Barry Hornig was a seeker and an explorer. His adventures were splendid and sordid and the sort of stuff that would teach anyone a lesson. This is the story of how he learned his lessons the hard way.