Incidents of Egotourism in the Temporary World is a mix of dialogues, travelogues, and narrative essays, written in 1997 and published in 2004 by San Diego-based Better Non Sequitur (many thanks to Steven Coy). It’s narrated by a young man who calls himself “The Egotourist” and, after a frustrating year or so in Boston, returns to his parents’ home in west-central New Jersey to work random temp jobs and earn enough money to travel by land to Cuzco, Peru. Incidents rolls with the Egotourist’s restlessness as he tells of long-distance love, Black Sabbath cover bands, flirtatious administrative assistants, minotauric secretaries, and camaraderie in copy centers, every episode a step closer to leaving for South America.
Incidents has found some readers over the years. You can read some reviews here.
Of the limited print run of 250 copies I still have some of my original comp copies in mint unread condition available for $19.99 (including shipping) via PayPal or Venmo (@leeklein).
Cover art by my mom.