My Soul is in the Bagel Case: Collected Stories

Allen Patterson's brilliant wit and writing style put readers in the middle of the insane events and questionable decisions that could only happen to him, and gives them a pun-filled look at his Libertarian political philosophy. His blog, The Whited Sepulchre, enjoyed worldwide popularity for just those qualities. This book includes hilarious stories of dead Chinese dogs, missing American dogs, missing American fingers, lost box trucks, caramel/duck explosions, daughters, typhoons, lobsters, pot-bellied pigs, songs, political machinations, and more. You will laugh out loud, possibly shed a tear or two, and walk away with a new motto: Don't Be Safe.

Allen Patterson a.k.a. The Whited Sepulchre, was a beloved blogger, chair of the Tarrant County Libertarian Party, husband, father, son, friend, and wood shop manager. "I've shipped more fruit stands to more grocery stores than anyone who has ever lived." Born in Mississippi, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas, after college and spent the rest of his life in his adopted state. Interests include reading, music, guitar, politics, strange religious beliefs, cargo cults, John Frum, blackjack, tennis, New Orleans Saints, China (the country, not the plates), Libertarianism, history, pop economics, the Infield Fly Rule. Favorite movies: Network, Glengary Glen Ross, This is Spinal Tap, Pulp Fiction, Tennessee Williams, Alien. Favorite Music: Bob Dylan, Charlie Robison, John Prine, Neil Young, Mary Gautier, Steve Earl, Lucinda Williams, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Brahms, Henri Gorecki, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty. Favorite Books: The Prince of Tides, The Monkey Wrench Gang, Catch-22, The Universal Baseball Association, Freakanomics, Basic Economics, Free to Choose, A World Lit Only By Fire, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Mark Twain, William Faulkner and Larry Brown. Allen Patterson left this world far too soon after being diagnosed with glioblastoma on April 1, 2015.