This was his first date with ‘the boyfriend within.’ Now he chronicles his courtship of the inner figure who is both our ideal lover and the self we must nurture and grow, to help us prepare for and sustain a real life relationship. He was still alone, of course, but he had treated himself as though it was a special occasion. He imagined transforming it for a romantic encounter, and in an experiment, he cleaned the apartment, lit a candle, prepared himself a cup of warm milk, put on some soothing music, and drifted off to a deep and peaceful sleep. Then one night he came home to his unkempt, empty apartment and paused for a moment to consider the clutter and casual chaos that filled his space. ‘Why don’t I have a boyfriend?’ This was Brad Gooch’s own question, which he’d frequently heard echoed by others in his many conversations with friends. Part memoir, part self help, Finding the Boyfriend Within is a remarkably practical and helpful guide in the quest for self discovery for the thousands of gay men who despair of ever being in a committed relationship. In the tradition of the perennial bestseller I’m OK, You’re OK, noted author Brad Gooch offers single and coupled gay men a provocative, sophisticated, and inspirational guide that addresses the big issues of love, romance, and being alone. Praise for Scary Kisses:’Crisp, cinematic…Īn utterly realistic and classy chronicle.’ The New York Times Book Review Praise for City Poet:’The first biography of the poet Frank O’Hara is also an extremely informative gossip survey of the social and sexual mores of the New York avant garde art scene of the 50s and 60s…Įntertaining and readable.’ San Francisco Chronicle Zombie is a unique story, a fable that dares to explore the dark recesses of human desire. He embarks on a weird, dark, surprisingly funny, and ultimately poignant odyssey where he meets those who will be responsible for his destiny, which unfolds after a trip to Haiti where he explores the ancient African religions where the loas rule. After a series of petty crimes, commited at the behest of his first ‘master,’ Zombie is given a one way bus ticket to New York City, along with a tiny inheritance. Fear and worship become his guiding forces as he stumbles through life wondering if there are more of his kind or if he is alone. Meet ‘Zombie,’ a strange and wonderful young man growing up in Truckstown, Pennsylvania, whose earliest childhood memory of visiting the ‘Sacred Voodoo Chamber’ with its beautiful glowing rocks and mysterious mummy in the nearby Scranton Art Museum leaves him in thrall and begins in him a process of ‘zombification’ that will last a lifetime.
In the tradition of The Story of O, a daring gaze into the life and mind of an avowed ‘zombie,’ from the author of Scary Kisses and City Poet.
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