Intro to Wolf! Stay Away from My Door!

I came across this novel while I was looking for something to read. I'm sure you aren't familiar with the other novels in his cannon. (Waiting for Wah Wah, The Standpoint of Mercy, etc.) I could have started with either of those, but this one held my attention long enough to make it the top candidate to re-type.

It clocks in at 215 manuscript pages. In-spite of it's brevity I think it might be one of his later works. As I was reading it a recruiting information card from the Marines fell out. This could have been from anyone of my three half brothers or not. They all took a turn at the corps.

I imagined my father working on this later in his life when his second oldest was planning on joining up.

The novel tells the story of a man's life and through a somewhat clumsy device of being interrupted by his children we also learn a little bit about his kids. While I know almost none of it parallels my fathers real life, there are elements that are similar. His other surviving children might see it also.

Central to every good story, no matter how made up or fanciful the narrative is, there should be a core of truth. There are small flashes of brilliance here and there. But then I'm not a reliable source for your opinion. I do believe I understand the man just a little bit more through reading his work. I hope this tale can provide some entertainment for you as well

Tom.