CHIP ROCK and the FAT OLD FART

The comically doleful SoCal beach town of No Palms has never looked worse as Chip Rock ages out of the crumbling orphanage known as Boys Hall. Aimless and impulsive, Chip meets a mannerless old butcher named Deacon O’Dell, sparking an unlikely bond and an adventure of stunning hardships and gripping situations. However, there’s a fleeting chance for rejuvenation. CHIP ROCK and the FAT OLD FART tells the story of the comic and poignant friendship between 23-year-old Chip and 55 year old Deacon, and explores the glue which bind together imperfect families and flawed friendships.

Fat Old Fart constantly mixes humor and drama, striking settings, and noble decisions that lead to unexpected results. It’s a coming-of-age story about Chip and a coming-of-old-age awakening for Deacon who went wrong many years before, yet strives to learn the true meaning of fatherhood. A spree of events teaches the orphan Chip how families are born not only by blood, but also through friendship, workplace, and neighborhoods. As families are born, entire communities emerge. From No Palms to the brutality of Mexico, their adventure and struggle brings together a vastly different collection of people, building into a desperate and very emotional ending which none of them expect.

Fat Old Fart grew from several linked short stories, for which author Michael Daswick won both of Columbia’s prestigious literary awards: The Bennett Cerf Memorial Prize for Fiction and The Cornell Woolrich Fellowship for Creative Writing.

Fat Old Fart is the first Chip Rock novel. The sequel is CHIP ROCK and the CATALINA KID. Chip’s early years at Boys Hall are chronicled in the award-winning short story collection, HALLBOYS.