What This Is

This is formally experimental novel about a State Trooper in the thick of the Millennial Depression.

I wrote it back in 2008—right before the Crash—and put it away in a drawer without bothering to look for a publisher: It’s too experimental, too dark, the “comedy” (if you can call it that) too black-as-outer-space to ever find a publisher—which is a pity, because I think it’s pretty good.

Since I’m curious as to the reaction it would get, I’ll post it here on this blog, in chunks of twenty to thirty pages, every Saturday morning until I’ve posted all 305 pages of the thing.

As you can see, on the right hand column of this webpage, there’s the list of the sections that have so far been posted.

Feel free to leave a comment, either here or in the relevant section of pages—the more detailed the better: Go crazy, write away, I want to know what you think of The Trooper.

GL

Cover & Pages 1–12

Where we are introduced to the daily routine of 
the Trooper, 
and accompany him to investigate 
a disturbance at a workplace termination.

Pages 13–23

Where the Trooper patrols the suburban streets,
finds suspicious activity going on, 
and deals with it. 

Pages 24–37

Wherein the Trooper stops the Speeder.

Pages 38–53

Wherein the Trooper goes out
for a night of entertainment on Saturday,
and Church on Sunday.

Pages 54–68

Wherein the Speeder threatens the Trooper, 
the Trooper threatens the Speeder.

Pages 69–83

Wherein the Trooper processes the Speeder, 
chats with the prison guards, 
then visits Travis.



Pages 84–96

Wherein the Trooper meets the Richardson family, 
and then meets Yuri and his “family”.

Pages 97–109

Wherein the Trooper deals with the Richardsons.

Pages 110–128

Wherein the Trooper defers to
dying Baby Boomers
who are now the establishment.


Pages 129–145

Wherein the Trooper goes to
check up on Kendrick
Not “Kramer”—Kendrick.


Pages 146–158

Wherein the Trooper has an encounter with Shelley, 
and an encounter with the people in the park.

Pages 159–173

Wherein the Trooper
saves a boy from abuse.



Pages 174–185

Wherein the Trooper deals with troublemakers.


Pages 186–199

Wherein the Trooper deals with dogs, and their owners.