“I was troubled by some of the decisions made by my designers. They did not seem sensitive to the visual dimensions of my cover (their version was much too dark) or to the visual dimensions of type face and size (on the interior cover page,). However, Dana clarified my expectations quickly and accurately and the designers responded effectively to her direction.”
Ty Bouldin has been a dedicated angler since the age of four, when his father first took him on an improvised fishing trip to a local river. His other long-term interests include natural history, painting, drawing, music, and writing. Growing up in Appalachia provided him with a perspective on mainstream culture that is reflected in his criticisms of American commercialism and other aspects of US society. He taught English at West Virginia State College and The University of Arizona in Tucson, where in his free time he fished for trout in Arizona, Idaho, and Montana. After retiring in 2003, he and his wife, Susan, returned to their 25-acre farm in West Virginia.
An Immigrant Fisherman Stranded in an American Desert…
Adrianos is an aging immigrant from a Mediterranean island. He was raised to be a fisherman but came to the US seeking to avenge a betrayal of trust by an American sailor. In a day-long monologue, Adrianos describes key moments of his life in the US, his growing understanding of himself and of the strange customs and attitudes he encounters. He also describes loving connections with several Americans, relationships that offer a redeeming contrast to his sustained criticism of American values. Adrianos’ point of view as an outsider provides him with a perspective on America that is by turns frightening, revealing, funny, and tragic—but always deeply human.
“Young people have no business being doctors. They have no place in law. They are too young to be staring all day into that rot and decay. Only at middle life should a man or woman study the medicine or the law—and even then, only with a calling to heal, a howl for justice on the lip. But then, for the American, there is always money and power. For myself I have had no calling. That is why I sit here in this park today, my long legs stretched before me, and watch the desert light to leap from the little waves the wind makes on the dirty pond. It is why I dream always of fishes.”
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