Transcriber’s note
Spelling has been retained as originally published.
About This Book
A series of comic first-person essays in which a middle-aged narrator reflects on being thirty-five, mixing self-deprecating anecdotes about family life, hair loss, social expectations, and small-town memories with wry commentary on aging and mortality statistics. The colloquial voice uses satire and homespun humor to move between barroom reminiscences and domestic scenes, presenting a lightly rueful, observant portrait of midlife.