Milkman by
What happens when everyman Calder Boyd starts to lactate? The Manhattanite becomes a media cause célèbre nicknamed the Milkman and old and new problems spill forth. The biracial son of a former star NBA player and a Norwegian artist, Calder copes with his strained marriage, losing his copywriting job at a boutique ad agency, a male-empowerment espousing mailman and a porn-star performance artist who wants to exploit him. He also deals with his late father’s legacy and his wife’s past indiscretion—all while breastfeeding their newborn daughter. Calder eventually becomes a pawn in the battle between a feminist organization and a militant men’s society as he tries to become a better husband and man. The Fourth Estate, sex, race, art, love, memory, marriage and family converge during the snowiest winter on record in this absurdist commentary on contemporary American fatherhood.
About the author of this Calder Boyd tale, Kelvin C. Bias:
Kelvin C. Bias (born in Glendora, California) has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Washington Post and Sports Illustrated, where he has been a reporter since 1995. A journalist for over 20 years, he has traveled the world, and is on a mission to visit all 50 states (40 and counting). He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Dept. of Dramatic Writing, with an M.F.A. in Screenwriting in 2000 and received his B.A. in political science from the University of Arizona in 1995. His independent short films and feature film Noctambulous (2011) have screened at festivals worldwide. You can watch his short films on his Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/channels/342802
For more information on Noctambulous, visit: www.noctambulous.com. His favorite authors include: Rod Serling, John Christopher, Madeline L’Engle, Arthur C. Clarke, J.D. Salinger, John Irving, J.R.R. Tolkien and Maya Angelou among many others. He considers La Jetee, Platoon, Trainspotting, Boomerang, Fletch, Alien, Vacation, L’Haine, Enter the Void and 8 1/2 among his favorite films.
He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Please connect with him on Twitter and Instagram: @archivezero
As a scientist and author specializing in technology innovation, H. Peter Alesso has over twenty years research experience at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). As Engineering Group Leader at LLNL he led a team of computer scientists and engineers in innovative applications across a wide range of supercomputers, workstations and networks. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. and served in the U.S. Navy on nuclear submarines before completing an M.S. and an advanced Engineering Degree at M.I.T. He has published several software titles and numerous scientific journal and conference articles, and he is the author/co-author of eight books. (Website www.hpeteralesso.com)
As a scientist and author specializing in technology innovation, H. Peter Alesso has over twenty years research experience at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). As Engineering Group Leader at LLNL Alesso led a team of computer scientists, engineers, and physicists in innovative applications across a wide range of supercomputers, workstations, and networks. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. and served in the U.S. Navy on nuclear submarines before completing an M.S. and an advanced Engineering Degree at M.I.T. He has published several software titles and numerous scientific journal and conference articles, and he is the author/co-author of nine books.
Annie Nicholas writes paranormal romance with a twist. She has courted vampires, hunted with shifters, and slain a dragon’s ego all with the might of her pen. Riding the wind of her imagination, she travels beyond the restraints of reality and shares them with anyone wanting to read her stories. Mother, daughter, and wife are some of the other hats she wears while hiking through the hills and dales of her adopted state of Vermont.