Shifting Gears

A New Chapter (and I'm not talking about anther book I am writing)

When I started The Examined Life of Brian Sykes, I had a specific mission: go back to my earliest pivotal memories and dig out the lessons. Mine was chaotic in places — the kind of childhood that gives you plenty of material if you’re willing to dig through the rubble and find it. Trauma, comedy, cringe, the occasional moment of grace. I spent years wri…