Jefferson and Hamilton Try to Save America with Rick and Lew
Genre: Political Satire
Published: Liminal Books (March 31, 2026)
When Washington, D.C. spirals toward chaos, two of its most illustrious Founders are summoned from the grave.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton reappear in present-day America at the desperate request of President Duck, a commander-in-chief facing mass protests, political meltdown—and a baffling condition that limits him to walking only backward. Escorted by Rick and Lew, a pair of over-the-hill potheads, the constantly quarreling Founders blunder through the modern capital, colliding with Supreme Court justices, mobs of protesters, tourists, and an unhinged English soccer fan club.
As tensions rise and rival demonstrators converge on the White House steps, Jefferson and Hamilton must confront a nation that has taken their ideas to absurd extremes. With time running out and reality unraveling, they help Duck hatch a last-ditch plan to save the republic—assuming they don’t tear it apart first.
A fast-paced, irreverent political satire that skewers power, protest, and the founding myths that America can’t quite let go of.
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Road Trip to the Future
Genre: Fiction
Published: Liminal Books (April 30, 2024)
Rick Haddad and Lew Rosenberg, two hapless, aging ex-potheads who have grown apart over the years, venture on a mind-bending trip to rescue Cam Miles, a mutual friend from their youth who has disappeared in Chicago under mysterious circumstances. On the road across Michigan in a clunky old Pontiac LeMans, Rick and Lew run into a variety of bizarre characters and comical mishaps while they argue about racial politics and other social issues. The hijinks of their journey are interspersed with vivid recollections of events, some serious, others hilarious, that they experienced while growing up amid the palpable racial disparities of Detroit and Grosse Pointe. After Lew and Rick finally make it to Chicago, their quest climaxes in a revelation of secrets about the past that threatens their relationship.
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In the News
WKAR News: "I want [readers] to think about their place in the world and how that is connected to the future, and what it means to live in a just society, as a question." — Roger Mourad Jr.
The Oakland Press: "The novel tells an offbeat, often amusing, “on the road” story of two men who reconnect to search for a missing mutual friend." — Mark E. Lett
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Additional Work
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