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"Hilarious, incisive, and uncomfortably familiar."―Jonathan Evison, author of The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving: A Novel
"Johnson perfectly captures both the ennui and elation of parenthood and the mundanity and magic of marriage . . . I love this little book."―T. Greenwood, author of Rust & Stardust
The King of Nothing Much is a story about parenthood in a time of transition.
Weldon Tines, 41, is a stay-at-home dad who has outlived his usefulness in the role. The twins―Danny and Reese―have just started kindergarten, his older daughter Presley wants nothing to do with him, and his wife Deb makes enough money for the family to live on. Newly rudderless, Weldon struggles to understand his purpose on this earth. Who is it that can tell him who he is?
When Weldon slides gleefully down an inflatable slide at a child's birthday party, only to come crashing into the birthday boy, he thinks he's just made a mistake that will lead only to hassle and headache. Instead, it kick-starts a quest for personal discovery that culminates in a dramatic flourishing of Weldon's deep-seated heroism.
Witty and original, The King of Nothing Much speaks to what it means to be a father and a husband in the age of toxic masculinity.
Jesse Edward Johnson is a writer and artist based in the Pacific Northwest. His first novel, Yearbook, was published by Paul Dry Books in 2017. He has a Ph.D. in English from UCLA, where he taught literature for five years. He has taught at Hugo House in Seattle, and at San Quentin Prison. For more information about Jesse's work and ongoing projects, please visit jesseedwardjohnson.com.
"Johnson perfectly captures both the ennui and elation of parenthood and the mundanity and magic of marriage . . . I love this little book."―T. Greenwood, author of Rust & Stardust
The King of Nothing Much is a story about parenthood in a time of transition.
Weldon Tines, 41, is a stay-at-home dad who has outlived his usefulness in the role. The twins―Danny and Reese―have just started kindergarten, his older daughter Presley wants nothing to do with him, and his wife Deb makes enough money for the family to live on. Newly rudderless, Weldon struggles to understand his purpose on this earth. Who is it that can tell him who he is?
When Weldon slides gleefully down an inflatable slide at a child's birthday party, only to come crashing into the birthday boy, he thinks he's just made a mistake that will lead only to hassle and headache. Instead, it kick-starts a quest for personal discovery that culminates in a dramatic flourishing of Weldon's deep-seated heroism.
Witty and original, The King of Nothing Much speaks to what it means to be a father and a husband in the age of toxic masculinity.
Jesse Edward Johnson is a writer and artist based in the Pacific Northwest. His first novel, Yearbook, was published by Paul Dry Books in 2017. He has a Ph.D. in English from UCLA, where he taught literature for five years. He has taught at Hugo House in Seattle, and at San Quentin Prison. For more information about Jesse's work and ongoing projects, please visit jesseedwardjohnson.com.
Product Details
BN ID: | 2940162949664 |
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Publisher: | Dry, Paul Books, Incorporated |
Publication date: | 04/27/2020 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | NOOK Book |
File size: | 1 MB |
About the Author
Jesse Edward Johnson is a writer and artist based in the Pacific Northwest. His first novel, Yearbook, was published by Paul Dry Books in 2017. He has a Ph.D. in English from UCLA, where he taught literature for five years. He has taught at Hugo House in Seattle, and at San Quentin Prison. For more information about Jesse’s work and ongoing projects, please visit jesseedwardjohnson.com.
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