Dean Haspiel
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"Jonathan A. is a boozed-up, coked-out, sexually confused, hopelessly romantic and, of course, entirely fictional novelist who bears only a coincidental resemblance to real-life writer Jonathan Ames, critically acclaimed author of Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man and What's Not to Love? For the fictional Jonathan, writing and drinking come easy. The hard parts of life are love and hope. From a touching relationship between Jonathan and his aging great...
2) The quitter
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A young Jewish boy in an increasingly African-American neighborhood struggles to find his place but finds discouragement in anything less than success. He berates himself and quits when things don't go exactly as he planned. His strategy works--until he joins the navy.