Alone in the West: Adventures of an Itinerant Pantologist

By Roger Phillip Gay

Mr. Gay's debut account of his life story is nothing short of remarkable. His creative use of fictional characters to relate his memoirs is both unique and enjoyable. As a narrative device, Roger propels the story by weaving between the italicized fictional world of Reginald Glee Bliss and a limited POV detailing Roger Gay's life. The transitions are not harsh but as smooth as Gene Autry navigating a chord progression in the song "Cowboy's Heaven". In many ways Reginald is the idealized version of Roger - an omniscient, realized author: a unified teller-telling-told." From the Foreword by Stephen J. Groak Laced with humor and personal anecdotes, the reader is swept along on an emotional journey following the protagonist as he travels from place to place in efforts to stay employed, continuing through life on the streets with his cat, through his tumbleweed journeys to the present day. He survives several traumatic events teaching him how to not only survive but actually thrive through it all. Creatively crafted, he covers his youth, college days and spiritual life which endows him with strength he never knew he had. He informs and delights his readers with this, his first foray into writing as a serious author.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D9MWYYZW
• ISBN13: 9798326272645
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 300 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"