A drunken rabbit hole stumble down the sidewalks of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The novel follows Taylor Sparks, a struggling writer as he staggers from one inebriated adventure to the next. Embracing all the clichés, searching for words in booze, drugs and lonely woman. Taylor finally finds inspiration in the ultimate cliché, Nicole, a free spirited younger girl. Without reinventing the wheel 'Old Drunk' is a smart, funny, look at a writer in search of the Great American Novel or the Great American Excuse.