There Is No Was, the first novel by author Vicente James Hernandez, is a thirteen year long journey through the clumsy life of Walter, growing up in the late 90's and early 00's, as he struggles to measure up to the impossible standards of the world around him. To say he feels awkward among his peers is beyond an understatement. His mother drinks heavily, wandering in and out of the frame as he relocates to the beach to live with his father. Here, he begins to rack up failed attempts at being acknowledged by the fairer sex, all the while continuing his struggle to find a single human being he...