COMING SOON · SECOND EDITION
Can't See Why Not
Essays on Family, Road Trips, and the Fine Art of Letting Go
Paperback · 6 × 9 in · 194 pages
ISBN 979-8-234-27614-8
ABOUT THE BOOK
Can't See Why Not
Rick Murphy fixes problems for a living and knows a little about a lot. He also has a habit, picked up from his old road-trip buddy, Ando. When someone suggests something slightly unreasonable, he shrugs and says four words: Can't see why not.Which is how he found himself paying his respects to James Dean, standing in the shadow of a seven-story concrete Jesus in the Ozarks, and driving into a one-lane Alaskan mountain tunnel to reach an isolated coastal community. Along the way, his eight-year-old daughter hunted Bigfoot in an Illinois cornfield, his toddler son waged a losing war against banana chips, and he stared down a bear on the Appalachian Trail (or the other way around).But every trip carries more than luggage, and not all of it fits neatly in the trunk.Now, nearly ten years after the first edition (give or take; he's not great with math), he has remarried, blended a new family, and become a grandfather, which turns out to be the best seat in the car for looking back. So he has a few more stories to tell.This expanded second edition is heartfelt, funny, and insightful: a book about family, about the road, and about the difficult grace of letting go.
Keep looking out the window.
That's where life happens.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rick Murphy
Rick Murphy grew up in Indiana, became a southern Illinoisan by choice, and remains a St. Louis Cardinals fan by conviction. A Midwesterner at heart, he has spent nearly thirty years in higher education helping people navigate change and find shared purpose. He lives in a small town with his wife, Marcie, a golden retriever, and a pug, savoring his grandfather years and copious amounts of coffee.
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