The Upside of Abandoned Roads

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You can do whatever you want with your own life.

Alone in his windowless office, a twenty-something New York City transplant dreams that this were true. But when he receives an unexpected job offer from the other side of the country, he actually starts to believe. Breaking free of his depression and fear of failure, he packs his car and hits the highway.

"The Upside of Abandoned Roads" is a book of experimental narrative poetry that tells a story of self-discovery ranging from busy Brooklyn subway cars to the tranquil Cape Breton Highlands, and west to the snow-capped mountains of the Great Divide. This new collection contemplates humanity's place in the universe, and searches for meaning in the small moments that too often drift away. These poems address the importance of loving yourself and all those around you, and looks to remind anyone in doubt that yes, you can do whatever you want with your own life.