A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster: But Still Wanting a Tomorrow
A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster is a raw, lyrical, and emotionally charged memoir by David Kitzmiller—the first installment in his four-part Dealing with the Toaster series. Equal parts road trip, breakdown, and unexpected love story, this is the brutally honest account of one man's brush with the edge... and the one strange, beautiful week that pulled him back.
Set against the backdrop of Sydney's vibrant streets and a nine-day Australian cruise, David sets off not for healing—but simply to breathe. What he finds is something much more complicated: an unexpected weekend romance that ignites a wildfire of longing, regret, and self-reflection. What begins as a fleeting connection quickly unravels into a deeper confrontation with the grief, addiction, loneliness, and broken relationships he has tried for years to bury.
David doesn't just write about pain—he invites you to sit in it with him. Every chapter opens another vein: from the loss of family to the numbing grip of depression, to the chaos of love and the hard-earned lessons of aging. But somehow, in between the darkness, he finds time to laugh. And you will too. With biting humor and glimpses of absurdity, he balances the heavy with the hilarious, finding slivers of joy in cruise ship chaos, misfired romantic gestures, and his own relentless inner dialogue.
Interwoven throughout the memoir are pieces of poetry—unfiltered, aching, and deeply human. These poems add an extra layer of introspection, pulling you even further into the storm of his mind and the search for something resembling peace.
A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster isn't about being saved. It's about choosing not to drown. It's about clawing your way through heartbreak, self-loathing, and mental illness, and still managing to find something worth waking up for. Honest, intense, and laced with dark humor, this memoir will break you open, shake you awake, and maybe—just maybe—help you hold on a little longer.
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Set against the backdrop of Sydney's vibrant streets and a nine-day Australian cruise, David sets off not for healing—but simply to breathe. What he finds is something much more complicated: an unexpected weekend romance that ignites a wildfire of longing, regret, and self-reflection. What begins as a fleeting connection quickly unravels into a deeper confrontation with the grief, addiction, loneliness, and broken relationships he has tried for years to bury.
David doesn't just write about pain—he invites you to sit in it with him. Every chapter opens another vein: from the loss of family to the numbing grip of depression, to the chaos of love and the hard-earned lessons of aging. But somehow, in between the darkness, he finds time to laugh. And you will too. With biting humor and glimpses of absurdity, he balances the heavy with the hilarious, finding slivers of joy in cruise ship chaos, misfired romantic gestures, and his own relentless inner dialogue.
Interwoven throughout the memoir are pieces of poetry—unfiltered, aching, and deeply human. These poems add an extra layer of introspection, pulling you even further into the storm of his mind and the search for something resembling peace.
A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster isn't about being saved. It's about choosing not to drown. It's about clawing your way through heartbreak, self-loathing, and mental illness, and still managing to find something worth waking up for. Honest, intense, and laced with dark humor, this memoir will break you open, shake you awake, and maybe—just maybe—help you hold on a little longer.
A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster: But Still Wanting a Tomorrow
A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster is a raw, lyrical, and emotionally charged memoir by David Kitzmiller—the first installment in his four-part Dealing with the Toaster series. Equal parts road trip, breakdown, and unexpected love story, this is the brutally honest account of one man's brush with the edge... and the one strange, beautiful week that pulled him back.
Set against the backdrop of Sydney's vibrant streets and a nine-day Australian cruise, David sets off not for healing—but simply to breathe. What he finds is something much more complicated: an unexpected weekend romance that ignites a wildfire of longing, regret, and self-reflection. What begins as a fleeting connection quickly unravels into a deeper confrontation with the grief, addiction, loneliness, and broken relationships he has tried for years to bury.
David doesn't just write about pain—he invites you to sit in it with him. Every chapter opens another vein: from the loss of family to the numbing grip of depression, to the chaos of love and the hard-earned lessons of aging. But somehow, in between the darkness, he finds time to laugh. And you will too. With biting humor and glimpses of absurdity, he balances the heavy with the hilarious, finding slivers of joy in cruise ship chaos, misfired romantic gestures, and his own relentless inner dialogue.
Interwoven throughout the memoir are pieces of poetry—unfiltered, aching, and deeply human. These poems add an extra layer of introspection, pulling you even further into the storm of his mind and the search for something resembling peace.
A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster isn't about being saved. It's about choosing not to drown. It's about clawing your way through heartbreak, self-loathing, and mental illness, and still managing to find something worth waking up for. Honest, intense, and laced with dark humor, this memoir will break you open, shake you awake, and maybe—just maybe—help you hold on a little longer.
Set against the backdrop of Sydney's vibrant streets and a nine-day Australian cruise, David sets off not for healing—but simply to breathe. What he finds is something much more complicated: an unexpected weekend romance that ignites a wildfire of longing, regret, and self-reflection. What begins as a fleeting connection quickly unravels into a deeper confrontation with the grief, addiction, loneliness, and broken relationships he has tried for years to bury.
David doesn't just write about pain—he invites you to sit in it with him. Every chapter opens another vein: from the loss of family to the numbing grip of depression, to the chaos of love and the hard-earned lessons of aging. But somehow, in between the darkness, he finds time to laugh. And you will too. With biting humor and glimpses of absurdity, he balances the heavy with the hilarious, finding slivers of joy in cruise ship chaos, misfired romantic gestures, and his own relentless inner dialogue.
Interwoven throughout the memoir are pieces of poetry—unfiltered, aching, and deeply human. These poems add an extra layer of introspection, pulling you even further into the storm of his mind and the search for something resembling peace.
A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster isn't about being saved. It's about choosing not to drown. It's about clawing your way through heartbreak, self-loathing, and mental illness, and still managing to find something worth waking up for. Honest, intense, and laced with dark humor, this memoir will break you open, shake you awake, and maybe—just maybe—help you hold on a little longer.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798341839397 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 12/03/2024 |
| Series: | Dealing with the Toaster , #1 |
| Pages: | 278 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d) |
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