Nicholas Allander, 31--carless and careerless--is trying to get his life on track while holding his head high. Unsure of what moves to make, though, he considers growing his beard, taking up alcoholism, abandoning scrounging, and owning an automobile, before too much slips by. All the while he clings to his bicycle, a simple machine whose purpose and workings he grasps.
Evan P. Schneider is the founding editor of Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac. His work has appeared in The Normal School, Propeller, False, GER, on the McSweeney's website, and in other publications. Born in New Mexico and raised in Colorado, Schneider now lives in Portland, Oregon.
Village Books is pleased to carry copies of Evan's book, A Simple Machine, Like a Lever.