CHIP ROCK has aged out of Boys Hall, one of the seediest orphanages in America, but remains in No Palms, a dingy beach town on the SoCal coast. Chip has a lousy job at the local cannery, a nagging neighbor, the scorn of the cranky hags at the Women's Club, and seagull poop on his doorstep. Can it get any worse? Sure. Chip meets Deacon O'Dell, the reprehensible old butcher who cheats customers when he's not over-served at Sniffy's Tavern.
CHIP ROCK and the FAT OLD FART tells the story of the comic and poignant friendship between 23-year old Chip Rock and Deacon, a 55-year old, socially-shocking meat cutter. FAT OLD FART explores the glue which binds together imperfect families and flawed friendships. The novel begins in the fictional and crumbling SoCal beach town of No Palms. With all its quirks and changes, the town is as much a character as Chip or Deacon. It's a coming-of-age story about Chip and a coming-of-old-age awakening for Deacon. A spree of events teaches the orphan Chip how families are born not only by blood, but also through friendship, workplace, and neighborhoods. From No Palms to Mexico, their adventures and struggles bring together a vastly different collection of people, building into a surprising and very emotional ending which none of them expect. Join these two unlikely friends on their life-changing adventure.
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