Description: "The second memoir of a writer who came of age in the arts community on the East End of Long Island. His mentors included Willem de Kooning, Ilya Bolotowsky, David Ignatow and H. R. Hays. In this volume the author explores such topics as the Communist influence among the older generation of artists, film-making with Norman Mailer, anecdotes concerning writers such as Jean Stafford, and the coming of age of a wealthy young writer typical of the wealthy families of the Hampton's" --
Brief description: Sandy McIntosh is author of 11 poetry collections, 4 prose titles and 3 computer software programs, including the perennial best-selling Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! He has published opinion pieces in The New York Times, The New York Post, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. He is featured in 14 television documentaries, including PBS FRONTLINE about Donald Trump, with whom he attended military school. He won the Silver Medal in the Film Festival of the Americas for screenwriting. His latest book is LESSER LIGHTS (Marsh Hawk Press, 2019).