Walkin' with the Beast - Softcover

WALKIN' WITH THE BEAST starts with Danny Valdez's early recollections of an anxious, fearful Mexican boy being raised in an unconventional, often turbulent home. Through short stories and poetry we follow Danny as he passes through innocence in search of luminosity in the ordinary. He turns to Elvis, Bukowski, Punk Rockers or Eddie Cochran for guidance.

"Tough, edgy, no nonsense stories with the rough touch of rap music, just what I like best." —John Martin "Danny Valdez is an important voice in our changing American culture. He writes with the philosophical insight of a man twice his young age. His unassuming style is deceptively powerful and poignantly haunting. I found myself thinking about him long after I closed the book." —Pamela "Cupcakes" Wood, author of Charles Bukowski's Scarlet "Danny Valdez will cut into your heart—open your eyes-and put a lump in your throat. This guy's the real deal." —Dan Fante, author of Chump Change —John Martin