Guest Review by Gene Bild PJ Patten’s Tower 25 is the remarkable autobiographical story of a period of months some 15 years ago when, due to his methamphetamine addiction, the author became homeless in southern California. When the story begins Patten persists in getting stoned despite the dire need for a new living situation: he’s been given only a few weeks’ respite before having to move out of his apartment. When the deadline passes, he begins walking for miles back and forth along the oceanfront, often sleeping near the lifeguard tower named in the title. It is during this journey… Read More
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