Scott Landsfield, longtime proprietor of Tsunami Books, called it a "stellar moment." On Saturday, May 11, the Eugene bookstore hosted a reading and discussion of my latest published work, Wilderness Strangers: Adventures in Shangri-La. The book describes the enduring friendship of the narrator, Joe, and the novel’s cynosure, Kerry, a wild man of the wilderness.
Skier, kayaker, backpacker, climber, sailor, backcountry gourmet, and lover of life, Kerry is the envy of many of his fellow U.S. Forest Service trail crew workers and wilderness rangers in the Cascades. The novel builds to a powerful denouement in which Joe learns about Kerry's life-long struggle with dysthymia, otherwise known as persistent depressive disorder.
Friends past and present joined us. Some I hadn't seen since before the pandemic: in a few cases, even longer. Though all scheduled speakers had scripted comments, the event morphed into a seamless and organic open discussion, with many poignant questions from the audience. Thanks to all who attended or sent best wishes. It was wonderful.
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