Questions About "Forever Autumn"

Q:        How did you choose the title, “Forever Autumn - The Myrtle Beach Experience Continues” for the sequel to “Topless Delivery - The Myrtle Beach Experience”?

A:        I took the name from the title of a favorite song by Justin Hayward off Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “War of the Worlds” . The title theme is the first song listed on my Online Soundtrack. Furthermore, I believe that “Topless Delivery II” would be a completely inappropriate title as Ashley no longer dances at strip clubs and David no longer delivers pizzas.

Q:        Why did you use metric measurements in your narratives?

A:        Please keep in mind that David Lawrence, our narrator, spent much of his childhood and early adolescence in Canada before returning to the United States with his family at the age of 16. Although equally comfortable with both the U.S. and Metric systems of measurement, David strongly prefers to use the Metric system whenever possible. I share his preference as well.

Q:        Where did you come up with the idea for the “2-Meter Rule”?


A:        I came up the idea after reading an online article in the Myrtle Beach Sun-News, dated 28 March 2008, mentioning such legislation pending in the South Carolina State Assembly. Ohio and Missouri are the only states with such a law on a statewide level. There are cities and counties throughout the United States, such as Detroit, MI, Colorado Springs, CO, and El Paso, TX, that have enacted similar ordinances.

Q:        Is the character of David Lawrence a thinly-disguised version of you?

A:        David is very similar to me in many ways, except with a few biographical details changed around. He is best described as the man I want to become. He and I share many of the same quirks, hopes, dreams, and desires. Readers are encouraged to pay particular attention to David’s character in order to get to know me better.

Q:        Why did you write the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome into David’s character?

A:        I wrote the diagnosis into David’s character order to raise awareness of this neurological condition. I am currently researching and writing a book on Asperger Syndrome from a deeply personal perspective, having the condition myself. My goal is to complete this book in the end of 2012.