a novel by matthew klum. before we were friends, i was a fan of your writing in your first book of short stories. it a wonderful book about adulthood and angst and the difficulties for this main character in being faithful to his wife. i understand you re going to read us a little excerpt. i m going to read a tiny bit here we bumped into each other in the laundry room ask wend wer a walk on the jetty at sunset and spilled our guts. wasn t that the whole point of this place? to take a break and clear your head? and who really gave a [ bleep ] what two people did at an arts conference in some swinging summer paradise? i was so lonely, anyway, and i figured i d never see her again.