Works in Progress (2021)

<p>Works in Progress (2021) is a smorgasbord of nine widely varying pieces: joyful contemplative humorous serious (a public interest essay) personal essays and dark stories many of which are almost ready to publish independently but will cost much more if purchased separately. The memory tax family pride and ancestor snobbery placed in context (Letters to the Dead) our attitudes to beggars stories about fatherhood some tools that may come in handy when talking to writers (or else or for writers dealing with the public) and many others.</p><p> </p><p>Real life is a combination of light and dark moments and though I am often known for my humor and satire there are untold stories within me that demand to be told that would kill me not to tell them. A writer who fails to tell his stories is untrue to himself. This is why "Works in Progress (2021)" is a book I call upon all my true friends to read. Please please please: you don't know who I am what I am hiding and what burdens I am carrying until you read at least this one book of mine in which I keep my promise to myself and to my readers: to tell my truth.</p><p> </p><p>Why do I publish this book now? Because feeling the fragility of life especially keenly at this moment in my life I never know which book could be my last published book. And every moment is precious.</p>