Frank Portman - Authors in August

Frank Portman, a.k.a. Dr. Frank, is the singer/songwriter/frontman of the Bay Area punk rock band The Mr. T Experience and has written three novels, King Dork, Andromeda Klein, and King Dork Approximately.

"I only mention it because I have this, a dream, really, that part of what it would mean is that the boyfriend is in this little club with the girlfriend where when one is hurt or troubled or being assailed by the cruelties of the world, the other decides not to be on the side of the world, but to join forces with the other member of the club against the world, even if it's frowned upon, even if it's a doomed scenario, even if the world's definitely gonna win.  Like you're allies.  The last remnant of your people.  A Sex Alliance Against Society.  But maybe I have it all wrong.  It does sound like a quaint, far-fetched idea, now that I've put it into words.  And also overly dramatic, if something can be o. and d. and q. at the same time.”

--from King Dork

Chosen because it’s the most highlighted section in the kindle edition of the book, because it’s often requested at readings, and because I know of at least one person who has had the bulk of it tattooed on her body.

Frank Portman 

August 2015