“…feels like stepping into the messy, vulnerable corners of someone’s soul—and it’s brilliant.”

Meg, Netgalley

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“This comes from a micro press that wants to publish “non-boring stories,” and this book succeeds on that count, though some scenarios defy reason. For collections that serve adventurous readers.”

— Booklist

Women’s Fiction | Comedy

Fans of Andrew Sean Greer’s Less, will enjoy this contemporary fiction novel as they follow its main character through elaborate and hilarious schemes to run away from their problems. Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love will appreciate this spin on the contemporary divorce story, for its focus on breaking gender roles, savoring sins and simply remembering to eat: a Love, Pray, Eat if you will.

The Soundtrack

A book for people who like playing DJ in the car, and also, for people who like when some one else plays DJ in the car.

Reviews

Reviews forThey Won’t Apologize For The Mess can be found on Goodreads (Here).

The Coloring Book

Based on the novel, the coloring book (for adults but also non-adults) consists of 38 single line drawings, 1 copy of the book cover, and one copy of the back cover to color. These images first appeared in the novel as chapter images. I cannot explain why they are single line drawings, except that the messier the images were, the more I liked them.

It could be argued that the lines in this coloring book don’t matter. There are squiggles and scratches that were not smoothed or buffed or deleted. My hope is that you color outside the lines, fill in the negative space, restructure the images and make it your own. Whatever you do, have fun, and don’t apologize for it.

THE EPILOGUE

I originally ended the novel as is seen in the paper back and digital copies. Some early readers thought I should write and include an epilogue. As a compromise, I have redirected readers to my website for the requested Epilogue. However, you can find the epilogue in print in the hardback version of They Won’t Apologize for the Mess.