Synopsis

When a brutal murder strikes a small town, the lives of everyone involved are changed forever. And so is the town. Follow these vivid characters as they try to navigate the strange and ever-changing landscape of mores, beliefs, and self identity that will leave all of their lives forever altered. The lines of good and evil quickly become blurred in this postmodern glance at what identity means in a time of crisis. Mob bosses become vulnerable, strippers become superwomen, cops become craven and broken, and "broken men" try to find redemption in this literary tour de force by one of America's new writers.

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Monday, July 4, 2011

Independence...

Independence is a hard concept to explain.  I know because I just tried to explain it (again) to my daughter. She is now fairly convinced that the nation is celebrating the fact that she goes potty by herself.

When I was writing Joe Cafe, thinking about war and freedom (also freedom in the sense of the ways we entrap ourselves), I realized the lines get blurred very quickly.

So, it is the 4th of July.  Flags flying everywhere and it seems like it is not enough...I feel conflicted and proud and a little guilty and I don't know what it all means.  I will watch the fireworks tonight and think what I always think: money down the drain - could have helped a lot of people.  I try not to think this, but I do.

In the mean time, I will focus on the the fact that my daughter goes to the potty alone now.  That's pretty awesome.  I don't mean to sound negative...I'm glad I live where I do, but it seems like we've come a long way in a short amount of time and not all of the paths we've taken have been good ones.  But today is a day to focus on the positive.  So, I'm going to eat a burger and enjoy the fact that my daughter enjoys the fireworks and that we live in a country where I can say whatever stupid thing I want.