The Novel
All he wanted was the easy life.
But when a college dropout gets entangled
with quirky roommates and anti-nuke activists,
then loses his head and heart to a woman
struggling with mental health issues,
things get very complicated.
And when the FBI closes in…
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How do you choose between loyalty and love?
More about the Novel
Your world is tumbling down, the clowns have arrived, and the FBI is breathing down your neck.
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Do you follow your head or your heart?
Under a Tie-Dye Sky, literary fiction of about 100,000 words, is a captivating tale of love, community, and personal growth set in the 1970s Pacific Northwest.
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The dual timeline narrative interweaves emotional turmoil and idealism, laced with episodes of humor and suspense, converging to a surprising, hopeful, and gratifying climax.
With his home demolished, money embezzled, and love life a disaster, college dropout Lou's attempt at the easy life is a fantastic failure. If only he hadn't gotten entangled with misfit roommates and anti-nuke activists.
If only he hadn't lost his heart to Jax, an art student struggling with mental health issues. But Lou's penchant to go with the flow hits its breaking point when Jax bangs on his door at three in the morning, hours before an imminent FBI raid on his activist friends.
She is desperate for his help at the worst possible time. Forget the easy life. Lou faces an impossible choice. He can save the community that gave him purpose, belonging, and identity, but risk losing Jax.
Or he can choose Jax, who has awakened his heart and electrified his world, but forsake the community that has become his home.
Under a Tie-Dye Sky is an engaging blend of the quirky humor of Portlandia, the wit and introspection of Andrew Sean Greer's Less is Lost, and the activism in Richard Powers' The Overstory. The novel will resonate with readers who recall the counterculture of the 1970s and younger readers fascinated by that pivotal era.