I Am Not Myself These Days
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Josh Kilmer-Purcell
“A glittering, bittersweet vision of an outsider who turned himself into the life and soul of the party. Kilmer-Purcell’s cast is part freak-show, part soap-opera, but his prose is graced with such insight and wit that the laughter is revelatory, and the tears—and there are tears to be shed along this extraordinary journey—are shed for people in whom everybody will find something of themselves. In a word, wonderful.” — Clive Barker“Absolutely hilarious and heartbreaking and heartfelt.” —Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the CityThe New York Times bestselling, darkly funny memoir of a young New Yorker's daring dual life—advertising art director by day, glitter-dripping drag queen and nightclub beauty-pageant hopeful by night—was a smash literary debut for Josh Kilmer-Purcell, now known for his popular Planet Green television series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. His story begins here—before the homemade goat milk soaps and hand-gathered honeys, before his memoir of the city mouse’s move to the country, The Bucolic Plague—in I Am Not Myself These Days, with “plenty of dishy anecdotes and moments of tragi-camp delight” (Washington Post).
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Author
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Pages
336
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-10-13
ISBN
0061860840 9780061860843
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"This book shaped my life. I bought this book when I was 19 on a trip to Portland. We stopped by Powell's bookstore. I had grew up in the south so seeing Powell's endless selections of LGBTQIA+ books and content was so ******* affirming. Out of the entire selection I bought that book bc I liked the cover. I read it in one day. And from that point on I have made an attempt to live life. I've taken chances, I've failed miserably, I've gotten felony charges, I performed in drag at a music festival of over 15,000 people right as the LSD and molly started kicking in. I ended up annihilating their lighting set up but hooked up with this lawyer couple later that morning so that mess got handled. My point being, I allowed myself to just be a hot ******* mess, and yes I was/am VERY messy. But the stories and memories I have are like no other. Maybe not the best compliment, saying you're the reason I'm a **** up, but thank you. From the bottom of my heart shaped birthmark, thank you Josh Kilmer-Purcell, for helping me chose my on adventure."
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