by Miles JosephMike Powels is an unemployed alcoholic screenwriter in love with a girl who broke his heart because he almost murdered her. To prepare for crashing her cousin's West Hollywood wedding reception with the hopes of winning his ex back, he's hopped up on morphine and Adderol. It's all part of a mysterious urban cowboy's strange recovery program that hasn't gone as well as Mike hoped.
Seeking advice on how to “revise” his disintegrating life, Mike pens letters to the stars of reality TV, revealing his tale as he seeks advice on everything from whether plastic surgery can make him look sober to the pop psychology of erotic asphyxiation.
Can the likes of Carson Kressly, Dr. 90210, Richard Hatch, and Puck save the writer their unscripted programs have made obsolete? Or will that cowboy lead Mike somewhere other than off into the sunset? Find out in Dear Reality, a disturbing, satirical, and poignant epistolary novella seeking truth from reality.
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"A mad romp through the mad world of L.A. wannabes, addicts, and sex-fiends!"
—Roger Wood, author of Big Lights, Small Chances
"Maxwell achieves what few writers do anymore—a novel both biting and tender. One minute he's got you laughing out loud, the next he's shoved a lump in your throat."
—Weblitblog
"Funny and Fierce! Dear Reality is enough to make even me say, ‘Thank God for reality TV'"
—Claire Peachtree, author of Death of the Party
"Disgusting and brutal. Dear Reality is just awful awful awful stuff. You're damned right I loved it. "
—David Baker, author of Sorry Ma
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