Publisher Description
After nearly twenty years of chasing oblivion, a fight in a bar reveals to a newly sober Mishka Shubaly that he is able to run long distances. Despite his best attempts to dodge enlightenment and personal growth, the irreverent young drunk and drug abuser learns to tame his self-destructive tendencies through ultrarunning. His outrageous sense of humor, however, rages unabated.
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About Mishka Shubaly
Mishka Shubaly writes true stories about drink,
drugs, disasters, desire, deception, and their aftermath. He began drinking at
thirteen and started college at fifteen. At twenty-two, he received the dean’s fellowship
from the master’s writing program at Columbia University. Upon receiving his
expensive MFA, he promptly moved into a Toyota minivan to tour the country nonstop
as a singer and songwriter. At thirty-two, he got sober and shortly thereafter
began publishing a string of bestselling Kindle Singles through Amazon.com. His
writing has been praised for its grit, humor, fearlessness, and heart. He lives
in Brooklyn, where he is at work on his third solo album.