Gladys Tripalong’s Private Journal

NOTHING is his fault—he didn’t ask to be born. As a single mother raising a teenage son on her own, Gladys Tripalong practices what she preaches as she stumbles down a never-ending gravel road. Devoted to her son and close to her two sisters, Gladys is nevertheless her own person. A Gemini, she is strong willed, calm, high strung, confident, and clumsy. If you believe her fanciful memoirs, she was kidnapped by gypsies when she was ten years old. As an adult she aspires to become a famous ballerina, or a renowned trapeze performer. Her elder sister Carol and younger sister Ev, by accident, stumble across Gladys’ private journals. Ev reads some of the entries aloud: “Life with the gypsies was paradise; I didn’t have to go to school." "Finally at thirty-four years old I got my dream job—chauffeuring a guy named Big Dick. And best of all, I met and fell in love with Joe Little." The cloak-and-dagger of her odd life including her zest for adventure are revealed in a funny eleven-chapter novella. Gladys is a dreamer, not unlike the fascinations of Walter Mitty. Her escapades include hanging out with Big Dick and Nick, and driving a get-a-way car. Hilarious schemes and unexpected saga guarantees a wild ride well worth your money.