Stephen Philip Walrath

Thinking Out Loud Stephen Philip Walrath

Thinking Out Loud is a sharp, essential collection of essays and observations, asking fearless questions about life, love, religion, relationships, parenting and more. Stephen Philip Walrath is clear at the outset: he wishes to give the reader the benefit of the knowledge he has accumulated throughout his life and perhaps spare the reader some of the same mistakes he made. The tone of the book is personal, confessional, and intimate. It sometimes feels we are invading his personal space, overhearing an internal conversation you weren't suppose to hear. Each chapter looks at a different moment in Walrath's life and a different question he was driven to explore. He takes you from the front porch of his home in Wisconsin to a Seattle dockside. At each point, he is challenged with questions about the nature of existence and the importance of staying true to oneself. One main focus of Walrath's work is his important journey away from extreme fundamentalism. He is a man who enjoys pondering the questions of the universe and examining the rigorous answers offered by the structure of his religion. You will read Thinking Out Loud over and over and never exhaust all that it reveals to you.