Books published by Deep Root Press

Memories of my Father is a collection of stories about one man's relationship with his father. Written after hearing of his father's death, the author reflects upon his childhood; celebrating the joy, while also acknowledging the pain. The stories describe his longing to reach closure with his father, as he begins to understand the imperfections of a man who was trying to do his best.

When Pat McMahon risks the love of the mother who raised him by seeking out the mother who gave him away, he transforms from a mild-mannered engineer into a frenetic detective. After he overcomes the challenges of existential angst, bureaucratic roadblocks, and unemployment, the phone call to his first mother releases a torrent of long-buried feelings. During a sometimes turbulent long-distance unfolding, he absorbs her shocking revelations and comes out as gay once again. Their eventual reunion creates a profound bond, even as he navigates waves of conflicting emotions, merges past with present, and embarks on a new future rooted in truth and insights into the universal quest for identity and human connection. He is Becoming Patrick.