A collection of writings. There is micro-fiction, poetry, some very short non-fiction and single sentence thoughts. The book was self-published in 1987 and features a drawing by composer/Devo founder Mark Mothersbaugh on the cover. Mike gave me this autographed copy for Christmas because I'm a Rollins fan. If his name is unfamiliar to you, he is the former singer of legendary punk band Black Flag. Rollins is now an actor, spoken word performer, stand-up and writer whose columns appear in Rolling Stone Australia.
I didn't love this book for one reason: it's unrelenting misery. Seething anger, loneliness, isolation, violence, every page is another vignette that begins and ends badly. Rollins is a favorite, he's an amazingly creative and intelligent guy, but there's a reason why you don't see a lot of 25 year-olds with book contracts. At 55, he's still an angry guy, but now it's controlled and focused rather than spewed out at everyone like I found here. ( )