A schizophrenic clerk railing against society's downfall caused by modern technology, an abnormal woman fixated on the paranormal, a repressed shrink bedeviled by sexuality, and a cliche-consumed sports commentator trying to figure them all out.

A zany tale about everyday life in present-day Pennsylvania with folks who are anything but normal, Failure to Thrive chronicles the misadventures of Patrick, Courtney, Lazy Eye Crazy Shrink Guy, and Tony Romo.

Author Kevin Owen Kearney has been employed as a news reporter, forklift operator, store clerk, truck driver, groundskeeper, and ?whip sorter? at a novelty ?boutique.? He lives in solitude in Pennsylvania and is always looking for more work.