My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea

Andrew Katz

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Lanternfish Press
24 April 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction: special features

""I am writing this grief journal at the repeated advice of my therapist. I'm writing it to myself, as my own reader. I hate readers. Mostly because I hate myself.""

You could say Kyle Jr. grew up in a dysfunctional family. That'd be an understatement. His mother's wealthy family disinherited her for marrying the working-class Kyle Sr., and she's never forgiven him (or KJ) for that.

When his father's suicide turns his life upside down, KJ fills his therapist-recommended grief journal with plenty of sarcasm, excerpts from sweary, punny high-school short stories, and fourth-wall-breaking asides. Through all the bravado and swagger, a portrait emerges of a young man confronting a dark past with genuine compassion and keen insight. He's determined to reconcile with its legacyand to survive.

By: Andrew Katz
Imprint: Lanternfish Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9781941360859
ISBN 10: 1941360858
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 24 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Andrew Katz is an avid reader and writer, and thinks that the written word is a huge boon for people's mental health whether they plan to do anything with their personal writing or not. He is a dog dad, carpenter, and disc golfer. He thinks there are other things about him that might be interesting but is trying to employ brevity here.

Reviews for My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea

Praise for The Vampire Gideon's Suicide Hotline and Halfway House for Orphaned Girls ""Alternately provocative and tender."" --Stephanie Feldman, author of Saturnalia ""Funny, deep, dark, and refreshing.""--Comic Years ""Damned impressive!"" --Samuel R. Delaney, author of Dhalgren, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards ""Hugely satisfying."" --Charles de Lint for Fantasy & Science Fiction