In this Book
- I Only Cry with Emoticons
- Book
- 2022
- Published by: Red Hen Press
- A ROMANTIC COMEDY IN THE ERA OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES… and the effects of having your communication “gamified” and rated for “engagement”
- A COMING OF AGE: What happens when you’re a 45-year-old divorced father stumbling through life?
- FOR FANS OF You Will Never Be Forgotten by Mary South
- FEATURING PORTLAND, OREGON’s tech scene!
Saul doesn't get why he's misunderstood. At his high-tech day job, he hides in the bathroom writing a novel about his dead grandfather and wonders why his boss wants to fire him. He tells his almost ex-wife about a blind date and wonders why she slams the door in his face. He aches with worry for his seven-year-old son, who seems happier living with his mom and her new man.
When the blind date becomes a complicated relationship, and Saul’s blunders at work threaten the survival of the company, Saul has to wake up and confront his fears.
I Only Cry with Emoticons is a quirky comedy that reveals the cost of being disconnected—even when we're using a dozen apps on our devices to communicate—and an awkward man's search for real connections, on and offline.
Table of Contents
- PART ONE
- Chapter One: HelloWorld.java
- pp. 3-13
- Chapter Two: The Blind Date
- pp. 14-28
- Chapter Three: The Gelato Situation
- pp. 29-37
- Chapter Four: The New Deal
- pp. 38-48
- PART TWO
- Chapter Five: The Beach
- pp. 51-64
- Chapter Six: The Fucking Aquarium
- pp. 65-78
- Chapter Seven: The Convention Center
- pp. 79-90
- Chapter Eight: Dinner @ Wife
- pp. 91-103
- Chapter Nine: Back 2 Work
- pp. 104-112
- Chapter Ten: Quirk
- pp. 113-124
- Chapter Eleven: Fathers
- pp. 125-136
- Chapter Twelve: Devangelism
- pp. 137-147
- Chapter Thirteen: Sacred Objects
- pp. 148-156
- Chapter Fourteen: Serenity Later
- pp. 157-166
- PART THREE
- Chapter Fifteen: To Be Uncomfortable
- pp. 169-178
- Chapter Sixteen: Actually Getting Close
- pp. 179-189
- Chapter Seventeen: Whiskey Soda Lounge
- pp. 190-194
- Chapter Eighteen: The Immortal Gefilte Fish
- pp. 195-206
- Chapter Nineteen: The Next Level
- pp. 207-218
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 219-221
- Biographical Note
- p. 222