In the Time of My Life: Selected Writings

This book is an intriguing anthology of stories and chapters extracted from Joseph Sutton’s three novels, three short story collections, a memoir and a baseball book. Put all these stories and chapters together and what you have, after fifty years of writing, is a mother lode of revelations, insights, wisdom and humor from the pen of Joseph Sutton. There are key excerpts from Sutton's three novels. MORNING PAGES: THE ALMOST TRUE STORY OF MY LIFE is about a writer finding a way to break out of a writer's block. A CLASS OF LEADERS shows how a high school teacher empowers his inner-city students by giving them a chance to teach their peers. HIGHWAY SAILOR: A ROLLICKING AMERICAN JOURNEY tells the story of a man hitting the road in his old VW bus in search of himself and America. Of the three story collections, THE IMMORTAL MOUTH AND OTHER STORIES is derived from the first half of Sutton’s fifty-year writing career. THE BAR OF SOAP AND OTHER STORIES comes from the second half of his writing career. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ABRAHAM MASSRY AND OTHER STORIES deals with Sutton's Syrian Jewish roots. The memoir, FATHER AND SON: THIRTY YEARS OF GROWING UP TOGETHER, is a record of Sutton's relationship with his son Ray from the time he was born to Ray's thirtieth year. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: A FAN'S JOURNAL 2010, 2012, 2014 chronicles the always underdog Giants winning three World Series championships in a span of five years.