Teddy Madison (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781917667685)

Teddy Madison is queer tragicomedy with circles and triangles of all sorts, where the characters get lost in layers of intimate, sensory memories. As a work of fiction, it is a utopian tale, compared to how mainstream society still views gender, sexuality, and love. We see Teddy in the present, at age 29, and get to know him, as his memoirist, Mrs. Fairfax builds her manuscript using Teddy's diary, and years of correspondence. The timeline is 1916 to 1930, though some flashbacks take us even earlier. The story is set mostly in New York, but also in Paris, London, Baltimore, St. Albans, and Louisville. It has historical details, coupled with social elements that have yet to exist in our world today, but we are getting much closer. The characters comically combat struggles in marriage and family life, while coping with tragedy and reliving their misdeeds. My style and inspiration for Teddy Madison are a reflection of contemporary society, projected into one of the most glamorous eras of our past.

A memoir of truths, years of denial, a distorted mind, painting in a world of gray; the Freudian patient with a naval husband; a senseless affair, an unattainable love, a precious daughter, and a conflicted sphere of influence, are just a day in Teddy Madison's life.