Peter Trivelas
Literary Author & Video Editor
Time is what keeps everything from
happening at once.
The only constant in life is change.
Now Available on Amazon
Announcing the completion of my first novel.
Grass Through Pavement: War, Sex & Enlightenment is a bold, deeply personal work of Literary Fiction about the human cost of war—and the mess of what comes after.
Lucien, a Navy intelligence petty officer haunted by Vietnam, finds himself entangled in a post-war world that offers no clear answers. Through sex, travel, and the blurred lines of memory, he stumbles toward something like healing—if not redemption. From bomb-scarred Hanoi to street bars in the Philippines, from letters scented with longing to a secret restaurant with no menu, Lucien’s journey is raw, confessional, and often darkly funny. From San Francisco art school studios to ashrams in India, Lucien’s path is a tangle of trauma and transcendence.
At the crossroads of war memoir, Literary Fiction, and spiritual inquiry, Grass Through Pavement pushes past nostalgia. This is not a story of heroism. It’s a story of aftermath. Of what it means to run, to search, and maybe—eventually—find peace.
With a personal narrative voice reminiscent of Eve Babitz, author Trivelas blends raw introspection with vivid storytelling. Fans of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried will appreciate this thought-provoking novel, which explores the lasting impact of war on the human psyche.
Several chapters have been published as stand-alone short stories in various literary journals. They're available to read via the links below. (Trigger warning: some chapters are sexually explicit.)
