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This Unexpected Time: A Memoir in Poems
An unplanned journey through memory, viewed through the lens of an entirely unexpected format. Are these poems? Monologues? In the end, the definition doesn’t matter.
These thirty memories describe a life of searching and creating and striving and yearning. Of growing up (and growing old) as a gay man in Minnesota. Of all the road trips along the way. Of love and sex and joy and rage. Of friends and family. Of success and loss and, finally, reckoning.
Dark, funny, sad, and sometimes ridiculous – this “memoir in poems” offers a surprising glimpse into six decades of a writer finding his way. A summary of how one man has spent this unexpected time.
These thirty memories describe a life of searching and creating and striving and yearning. Of growing up (and growing old) as a gay man in Minnesota. Of all the road trips along the way. Of love and sex and joy and rage. Of friends and family. Of success and loss and, finally, reckoning.
Dark, funny, sad, and sometimes ridiculous – this “memoir in poems” offers a surprising glimpse into six decades of a writer finding his way. A summary of how one man has spent this unexpected time.
158 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 2024
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February 21, 2025
Don’t let the start and finish dates fool you; I read this collection twice, back to back, and dragged it out as long as I could both times. Troy, you are one talented individual whether you admit it to yourself or not. How this man produced such an incredible collection of poetry practically overnight is beyond my understanding. He has that oh-so-rare gift for writing that makes it feel like every word he put to paper truly matters. There’s no fluff, no attempted glamour; just you and him and recollections you feel part of even if they’re a far, far cry from your own.
Thank you for one more amazing journey, friend. I know you say it’s over, but I’m not giving up hope. Maybe, just maybe, the world will one day see Lab Rat.
Thank you for one more amazing journey, friend. I know you say it’s over, but I’m not giving up hope. Maybe, just maybe, the world will one day see Lab Rat.
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