Books By Me
Storytelling is my other passion. Healing finds its way into everything I write. Below are my first two books. I’m currently working on my third.
A magical journey of self discovery through the streets of New York City
Mad Hattan
Mad Hattan is a modern day Alice in Wonderland, taking you on an adventure through the magical streets of Manhattan. Hallucinations, childhood memories, love, lust, loss, and a thirteen mile walk up Broadway all stand in the way of Hattan as he attempts to get back home to Marble Hill. Along the journey he encounters unforgettable characters, has mystical experiences and faces the darkness within himself. Will he solve the eternal puzzle? The one we all ask, as Alice once did:"Who in the world am I?"
False Passages:
Swimming Up a Thin Stream
False Passages: Swimming Up A Thin Stream is the coming of age story of a Midwestern boy full of longing and a stabbing pain in his penis. It’s a tender and sad confession of a radiant erotic imagination cooped up behind a urethra that’s just too tight. It’s also very funny. From his early years, when a night’s private encounter with a sock leads to an embarrassing confession that it “hurts to pee,” to …, Friedrich writes about wild and solitary childhood moments of beauty, grief, and magic holding something familiar to any person with a heartbeat. You'll feel like you have a front row seat to a secret life only he knew about until now. He tells on himself over and over again for the thoughts and actions brought out by low self esteem and a desperate need to be wanted. Each story is illuminated with a poem from his years of confusion. Join him on his quest for self love as he struggles to swim up a stream too thin.