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

Her fingers went temporarily still. The room was getting hot. I wiped my forehead. I was suddenly very hungry. “Your mother said that you were looking for Carl. Do you know about his side of the family?”


“Mobsters,” I replied. “White collar crimes. They were all arrested.”


She nodded. “Bravo. You’ve done your research. And Carl? What do you know about him?”


I shrugged. “Nothing. Just that he left before all that happened. Took his family to Ono. I suppose to shield them from what was happening in Big Sur.”


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