Despite a solid GPA, several glowing letters of recommendation, and being named "Outstanding News-Editorial Graduate" by his journalism professors, no one seemed to care about Joel Frey after he completed his undergraduate studies.With no employer seeking his "semi-professional" services, he left school behind and crashed with his mom and dad. He worked a couple of jobs that did not require a degree. He drank too much and escaped to the comfort of old friends whenever the opportunity arose. Most of all, he wondered what it was going to take to shake off the desire to be nothing more than a carefree college kid.
TWO SIDES OF A CYPRESS WALL is a bittersweet story of coping with the discovery that life in your early twenties is more than just finding a real job.