He was nineteen, running from a shotgun wedding, when the Navy gave him an exit. What followed was a four-decade saga he never could have predicted.
Grass Through Pavement traces one man’s long, unruly journey — from an aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam to the free-love streets and art scene of 1970s San Francisco. Through marriages and affairs, Transcendental Meditation and psychedelics, fatherhood and hard-won wisdom. Lucien’s story begins in Vietnam. What it becomes is something far larger.
Trivelas blends introspection with vivid storytelling: candid, funny, and surprisingly tender. A deeply emotional novel about desire, consequence, and the human capacity to keep growing, at any age.
If you loved the grit of Dog Soldiers and the irreverent spirit of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, this is your next read.
For readers who believe that becoming yourself is a lifelong project.
Contains adult language and sexual content.
Several chapters have been published as stand-alone short stories in various literary journals. They're available to read via the links below.
