Publisher's Synopsis
The Context of My Life is a comedic love story frozen in time by a scantily supported, overreaching judicial gag order. Thirty-five years later, John Davis is free to narrate a tale about a boy who meets a girl and falls in love. John is a likeable, well-meaning, straight-arrow college student with a tendency to self-destruct for reasons that he readily identifies as his shortcomings. His shortcomings are; a lack of patience, sarcastic wit, poor organizational skills, and the knack for saying the wrong thing for incredibly obscure reasons. He has a strong desire to stay simple and focused in order to excel in the important areas of his life. The timetable for John's emotional growth and maturity shifts into overdrive upon leaving the relative safety of his upstate New York home. With his entry into the brave new world of college life, he is faced with the complexities of navigating communal living, befriending a gay roommate, and grasping the depths of evil personified. The bulk of the evidence will lead to the verdict that John handles each challenge and not only survives but thrives on his often potholed journey to adulthood. John's simple observation that "you can't tell the impact you are having on others until you take a good look at yourself" is a harbinger of the growth and understanding that is stirring and will eventually reveal itself.
