"Bright Orange Sweater-Coat" is the product of four years of musings in the most formative period of this young author. Encompassing a wide range of subjects, it is a potpourri of thoughtful ruminations and light-hearted reflections.

This talented young man, who will without a doubt become a major voice of our age, elicits both hearty laughter and genuine introspection from any reader. His narrative voice is nothing short of delightful as he weaves his stories, essays, and his novella "The Women of Andros."

Timothy Goddard, with a stockpile of diverse knowledge characteristic of a...