Fraternal Youth

Doom's overdone, so Darby shares hope and hard laughs.Fraternal Youth is an experimental memoir with QR-linked videos and cultural artifacts such as:their dog fetching beer from the fridge (Darby's COVID project)gladiator funboard challengesmusical performancesmom pranksgag reelsFraternal Youth Cocktail:5 parts fatherhood fails + the absurdity of life4 parts goofy boy-girl twins + their crazy pets3 parts adventure (Bonnaroo, Greece, hitchhiking)2 parts peaceful parenting + simple discipline systems1 part Headlines of Hope: a six-year hunt for tech, energy, and medical "e;miracles"e;Praise for Fraternal Youth⭐ "e;Mix Jim Gaffigan, Erma Bombeck and Pee Wee Herman into a Darby Smoothie. Add a dash of nonsense that makes perfect sense and you've got a compilation that spans from raising kids to raising hell. I'm an avid fan."e;- Wendy Parker, satirist for Overdrive Magazine⭐ "e;Darby stunned me with this book. It's happy, funny, sad and weird - all the things that make up a life well lived, and he tells it with such beauty and momentum. So many chapters swept me away."e;- Ginger Cook, Substack HumoristEarly ExcerptsI changed my first diaper on August 27, 2007. It smelled like fermented mothballs with a touch of failed dreams. I don't know where those subtle notes came from, but they were good reminders to use birth control.2 years, 8 months oldKids got in trouble at the store. Finn dropped a can of tinned pork on Melina's middle toe. The SPAM survived, but Momma no longer has a piggy that eats roast beef. The toe's still there, but it's a scarred vegetarian now.3 years, 8 months"e;Finn, didn't you say you'd drink your juice after dinner?"e;"e;I didn't hear me say that."e;4 years, 10 months"e;Shhhh! I heard a sound make a noise."e; - Fiona5 years, 11 months"e;Every time you go into war, you should go potty first."e; - Finn