After a year of rejections, disappointments, and crushing inertia, Eric Dzinski decided to sell all of his possessions and move from St. Louis to Los Angeles. There is no job waiting for him; no place to live; no long-distance love eager for a joyful, sweaty reunion; no plan beyond being there. What happens next is up to him.

Eric has a degree in English and Philosophy from Whittier College, and a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Missouri. Eric edited the opinions section of his college newspaper for four years, has won awards for his short fiction, and is qualified to teach philosophy at the college level. At the age of 29, Eric realized that he has been wearing his clothes a size too large for more than ten years. There is no metaphor in that that he can see.

 

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