CH 14: Holy Orders of the Olives Backstory
There’s a lot going on in this seemingly leisurely chapter. The function of the chapter was to provide some resolution to the cliff...
CH 13: Remember the Sea Backstory
The real stars of RTS are Yannick (the host of the B&B in Bordeaux, which in reality is a boarding house for students), the food and the...
CH 12: Drift Backstory
The Drift chapter has the distinction of being the first fully-drafted chapter in McGhee in the Gloaming. I’d written a few sketches...
CH 11: The Calendar Lagniappe Backstory
This was a difficult chapter to write, both due to the presentation as two parallel journeys, and regarding the subject matter. As...
CH 10: Losing Les Backstory
The Losing Les chapter is the longest in the book at 56 pages. I’d have to say it might be my favorite for several reasons. I think it...
CH 9: Confessions in the Gloaming Backstory
The Confessions chapter is set in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, which is about 30 minutes south from where I grew up in Butler. My Aunt...
CH 8: The Cherry Man Backstory
The Cherry Man is set in Istanbul and based upon a trip I took there in 1994 with a buddy from Intel named Phil Clark. Paul is a thinly...
CH 7: Stones Backstory
The Stones chapter was the seventh chapter written (I believe), but the previous six chapters had originally been, in order: Drift, Most...
CH 6: Kite Backstory
The Kite chapter of the novel tells the story of how McGhee meets the love of his life, Kate, in a San Francisco coffee shop. McGhee is...
CH 5: Old Men
The Old Men chapter is about half true – that is, about half of it was personal experience, while the other half is, well, fiction. I was...