Accidents of Birth: A Tale of Love, Insanity and Other Pointless Arguments with Destiny; The Adventures of Alto Baski

If you are offended by references to frenetic spiritual groping long legs drugs sex rock n' roll booze literature bliss gypsy hallucinating godspinning tattoo poet acid nightmares voyeurism jail Mozart subculture extraterrestrial angels masturbation junkies transvestites saints airports and manic mystic metamorphosis by all means do not read this book. However, if such a tapestry, serving as a backdrop to a madman's search for self-acceptance, love and liberation from the demons within piques your interest, then this book is a must read! Accidents of Birth is a tale of love, insanity, and other pointless arguments with destiny... the adventures of Alto Baski.

Michael Clark Lorenzo is a writer, painter and musician. Lorenzo spent a year at Goddard College studying writing before going on the road: traveling across country giving poetry readings and performing music. Michael returned home to Long Island and worked as an alcoholism counselor while earning a BFA degree from N.Y. Tech. After graduating, he moved to California and worked in the television and film business for over twenty years. "to live at the mouth of rivers" is Lorenzo's second novel. His first novel: "Accidents of Birth" was published in 2001. Michael lives in Ojai, California.