Symptoms of Age

During my teenage years, I felt it necessary to record my thoughts in order to explain a defining period of my life. As if to entertain the interests of my unborn children, assuming I would at some point start my own family. For the day my children would nurture rebellion against me, I could share with them the thoughts I had when I was in their place. Perhaps my most whimsical idea, but it was a thought I could not shake.

This book has endured multiple editions, deletions and additions, wit...