Rob Rosen

Jack is thirty-five and single once again. He is not, as he as quick to point out, going through a midlife crisis. Still, it would be nice to have a partner.<br><br>So he sets out on an adventure to find the one-time love of his life, Bing, a man he hasn't set eyes on in more than fifteen years, a man who has seemingly vanished off the face of the planet. With the help of his family and friends -- plus the family dog and, of all people, his high school bully -- he goes searching for Bing, only to unearth an ages-old mystery that puts them all in grave danger.<br><br>In this hysterically funny tale of romance and self-discovery, the question remains right up to the surprise ending: can we return to our past in order to create better our future?

Midlife Crisis

I gazed up and met her eyes. “Look, I know I shouldn’t. I know how stupid this must seem. It seems stupid even to me,” I admitted. “But humor me, please.”


Her shoulders relaxed. She pointed at the photo I’d been staring at. “We were at the Shriner’s club. Carl invited us to sit with them. He was almost never at home. Rosemary said he was always at the club. Least that’s what she believed, until…”


I nodded. “So I should ask about him there?”


She closed the photo album. “Do what you want,” she said. “It’s your summer to waste.”


My grin returned. “Admit it, you’re glad that I’m home.”


She merely offered up an exasperated sigh. “Are you going to make a mess while you’re here?”


“Of my room or the house?” I replied.


“Then I’ll have to stock up on more gin, just in case.”


Chapter 7