This is the truth. I was not a savior. I was not a David. I was not a hero. I was a man who did wrong by stealing trust and taking rank, knowingly and criminally, and who repented, continues to repent, for my prideful misconduct. I was vain, eager, angry, and vengeful. I have learned to be grateful and patient. I still have hope to be wise, and to make right by doing right. In all, I was not a legend, I was a man. I was Grim Fiddle. No, I owe more to Israel’s sense of humor than that. I am Grim Fiddle, and in a hurry, and very, very lucky for it.
About the Author
John Calvin Batchelor was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in 1948, and now lives in New York City. He was graduated from Princeton University and Union Theological Seminary. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the author of a previous novel, The Further Adventures of Halley’s Comet.
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