Frank Adkins

If you are the spouse, a family member, or a friend of an automotive enthusiast, you are likely subjected to endless jabbering about cars. To your special fanatic, cars are a passion that you tolerate, but probably do not understand. Although you might accompany that person to car shows or cruises from time to time, the point of such gatherings might elude you. The tales in this book offer insight about the automotive lifestyle and the genuine, good-hearted people who comprise the car community. This book is for you If you are a car enthusiast, you know that the love of cars is what initially binds you with other like-minded folks, but it is the camaraderie and friendships that you cultivate with these people that keep you immersed in the automotive way of life. You understand that the car culture is as much about the people as it is the cars. These tales will resonate with you. This book is for you, too. So fire up the engine, grip the steering wheel, and slip the shifter into gear. You are about to depart on a jaunt into the minds and hearts of car fanatics who are eager to share their stories with you.

Asleep at the Keyboard is an eclectic mix of original short stories. Topics include thoughts from a habitual speeder, a middle schooler's redemption, love that endures following death, and a stepfather's greatest gift.

Jack Kramer is forty, divorced, and has been sober for nearly a year. Overcome with guilt for the breakup of his family, he cannot yet face his sons. Still on shaky ground, for the last several months he has immersed himself in reviving the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner that he drove in his youth. When his high school girlfriend, Kim Hurley, returns to their hometown of Colorado Springs, Jack gets a second chance with the love that should have been. As their relationship flourishes, Jack grows stronger and soon reaches out to his sons. But when Kim returns to her home in Maine and breaks off contact with him, Jack's newfound strength is put to the test. Unable to bear losing her again, he is forced to confront his fears. He must go to Maine and find the answers that await him.

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