Suburban Purgatory Hell, is a collection of raw poems that describes everyday life after an enormous tragedy. J. Andrew Thomas writes about the mundane landscape of working a dead end job while dealing with women, drinking, isolation, depression, heartbreak, writing and finally, redemption.

Nic Walenti was your average invisible loser in high school. All around him kids were playing sports, carrying on relationships and going to parties. He was fine just living anonymously in the background of real life. It was easier than actually participating in anything. With high school graduation around the corner, he had no plans to go to college. He survived the 12 years of Catholic school that he was forced into. Why would he bother suffering through another four long years of studying and taking tests? A month before graduation a post card showed up in the mail telling him to apply to...

The fourth collection of poetry by J. Andrew Thomas that focuses on the observation of people in public and their behavior.