Trust Fall is both a heartfelt story of first love and a philosophical search for identity, set in the heart of the California Central Valley. The rural beauty cannot blunt the sheer weirdness of high school life, a labyrinth of social politics, sneaky sex, church youth groups and marching bands that Joe must navigate. Hilarious, intelligent, and ultimately deeply moving, Trust Fall is a tribute to love, free thinkers, and musicand all the sorrows that accompany them.
Patrick Rooney is an overeducated and underemployed denizen of Santa Cruz, CA. Look for his collection of short stories, Bears on the Road to Damascus.