As Told by Monk

What's it like to be a 9-year-old in 1960, in Jersey City? What's it like to wear a hooded red-sweatshirt and be known to adults and kids alike as Monk? What's it like when your kinda girlfriend dies? What's it like to encounter death--and to then encounter a truth informing you that someone you know may have killed the girl? What's it like? Monk himself will tell you. 


Author Bio: Joe Colicchio has two published novels: "High Gate Health and Beauty" (Creative Arts Publishing, 2000) which was named a top-ten novel of the year by the web-reviewer MostlyFiction.com; and "The Trouble with Mental Wellness" (Bridge Works Publishing, 2004), named a recommended book by Library Journal. Joe has completed two residencies at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, received two Geraldine R. Dodge Grants, and two New Jersey State Council on the Arts Grants, including the Distinguished Artist Award, the highest the state bestows. Joe is an Associate Professor of English at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, NJ. 


keywords: Coming Of Age, Jersey City, Childhood, Death, 1960s, Friendship, Epiphany