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Larry Plumb Is Still Here by P.A. Kane

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Larry Plumb Is Still Here by P.A. Kane
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Genre – Literary Fiction
Page Count – 368
Cover Designer – Donna Kane

Larry Plumb Is Still Here tells the poignant and often humorous story of a man wrestling with relevance in a rapidly changing world. Larry Plumb, a fifty-six-year-old suburban Highway Commissioner and Senior Utility Specialist in Western New York, is the quintessential everyman – diligent, reliable, and steady. But as his family and community challenge his once-unquestioned authority, Larry finds himself adrift in a sea of shifting societal expectations and personal regrets.
Through daily routines like feeding and caring for his egg hens, navigating tense family dynamics with his wife, Maureen, and daughter, Samantha, and reflecting on his role in a world that increasingly dismisses his perspective, Larry confronts questions of masculinity, identity, and belonging. His professional life is no less complex, marked by municipal politics, confrontational coworkers, and a relentless commitment to doing what’s right, even when it goes unnoticed.
With the help of his oldest friends Mac and Burbs and unexpected moments of connection with the cosmic Dr. Johnson, Larry begins to piece together what it truly means to remain relevant—not just to others, but to himself. Equal parts introspective and comedic, Larry Plumb Is Still Here is a heartfelt exploration of middle age, resilience, and the unyielding quest to matter.

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Growing up in a three-bed/one-bath house with nine siblings in Buffalo, New York, it was a just-the-facts, assembly-line type of childhood. However, one day during my tumultuous teen years in the late seventies, that all changed when my exhausted mom uncharacteristically asked several probing questions about how I was doing, what I wanted of life, and how I would get there—totally confounding me. She was supposed to dish out commands and make declarative statements: take out the trash, don’t come home unless you’re bleeding, every time you masturbate, it’s a hundred years in purgatory. She wasn’t supposed to ask me to articulate inward-looking questions. Self-examination and contemplation were light years beyond my transactional existence.

Eventually, though, due to a certain amount of aimlessness and failure, I did come to consider my mom’s questions and many more about people, time, place, and heritage, which have become the basis of three novels: Written In The Stars: The Book Of Molly (2016); Leaving Jackson Wolf (2018); and Larry Plumb Is Still Here (2024). There’s a book of essays called The Last Playlist: A Sonic Epitaph (2020). On the silly side I ask more questions at my satire website: BuffaloMud.com.

Larry Plumb Is Still Here is my latest long form work and is the story of straight shooter Larry Plumb, as he wrestles with family tensions, changing societal roles, and his own relevance in a world that’s moving too fast. From backyard chicken coops to work dilemmas, Larry Plumb Is Still Here is a touching exploration of resilience, identity, and the courage to keep showing up

I live in West Seneca, New York, with my wife and son (who is taking his good ole time completing his master’s degree). I like quiet black mornings, walking my dog Kaya Francis Bean, trade paperbacks, and The Ramones.

 

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