Why writing? Why a novel?

It was my catharsis.

Being gay in the Air Force during Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was lonely.  Believing I was damned to hell for being gay was frightening.

I had to find a way to navigate depression, lots of suicidal ideation, and a life that felt void of purpose.

Reading fiction and studying philosophy helped build a sense of meaning, woven together with mere words.

I merged the two into a novel, five characters woven together into a single narrative.

The characters are based on the five existential archetypes outlined in Simone du Beauvoir’s, The Ethics of Ambiguity.

The Nihilist
The Sub-human
The Adventurer
The Serious Man
The Passionate Man

I’ll leave you philosopher lovers out there to figure out which character belongs to which existential archetype.

Writing this book saved my life.  It’s a pretty good read, too!

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