{"product_id":"the-red-headed-pilgrim-9781953387288","title":"The Red-Headed Pilgrim","description":"\u003cb\u003eProvocative, poignant, and resoundingly hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Red-Headed Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e is the tragicomic tale of an anxious red-head and his sordid pursuit of enlightenment and pleasure (not necessarily in that order).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a sunny day in a business park near Portland, Oregon, 42-year-old web developer Kevin Maloney is in the throes of an existential crisis that finds him shoeless in a field of Queen Anne's lace, reflecting on the tumultuous events that brought him to this moment. Growing up in the suburbs, young Kevin suffered \"a psychological break that ripped me from my humdrum existence\" mainlining high fructose corn syrup and episodes of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. Thus begins a journey of hard-earned insights and sexual awakening that takes Kevin from angst-ridden Beaverton to the beaches of San Diego, a frontier-themed roadside attraction in Helena, Montana, and a hermetic shack on an organic lettuce farm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everything changes when Kevin falls in love with Wendy. After a chance tarot reading lands them on the frigid coast of Maine, their lives are unsettled by the birth of their daughter, Zoë, whose sudden presence is oftentimes terrifying, frequently disturbing, and yet--miraculously--always wondrous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Red-Headed Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e is an irresistible novel of misadventure and new beginnings, of wanderlust and bad decisions, of parenthood and divorce, and of the heartfelt truths we unearth when we least expect it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Maloney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCult of Loretta\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003ci\u003eHorse Girl Fever\u003c\/i\u003e. At times a TJ Maxx associate, grocery clerk, outdoor school instructor, organic farmer, electrician, high school English teacher, and teddy bear salesman, he currently works as a web developer and writer. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHobart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarrelhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Mountains Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and a number of other journals and anthologies. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625295155474,"sku":"9781953387288","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a80b2fe1-80bd-4f1f-8285-9c617603bc1a.jpg?v=1765365292","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-red-headed-pilgrim-9781953387288","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}