Steven Grossman

Writer (Still Keeping the Insurance Gig for now) @Author

Charlotte, NC, US

Ross has lost his comfortable suburban lifestyle and self respect, courtesy of a divorce gone nuclear. In alimony hell, his middle age existence is as stale and unappealing as the week old carton of Kung Pao in his fridge. From his sparse transient apartment, he ponders his middle age reality, surrounded by millenials and corporate transfers awaiting completion of their McMansions. Ross sees no way out of alimony hell. His only taste of luxury is courtesy of his expense account while traveling for business. On a cross country trip to the west coast he meets a stranger in similar straits. A booze filled flight is the catalyst for a plot to reclaim what was lost. Coach one another to woo the others ex with the goal of cohabitation, the legal standard for eliminating alimony. With a laundry list of inside information Shacking up seems entirely possible. It’s a perfect plan until Ross falls in love with his intended target. He now fears she will discover his romantic intentions are part of an elaborate grifter scheme, adding heartache to an already unbearable list of tribulations. Now he and his accomplice are drowning in a sea of unintended consequences.Set in Charlotte NC, the city’s progressive New South image comes into conflict with its Bible Belt past as the city inadvertently becomes Ground Zero in the Marriage Equality debate as rival attorneys vie for media attention.Modern romance, with a dose of social satire, readers will relate to PALIMONY and its take on gender roles, social mores, and a divorce culture that perpetuates personal conflict in the quest for billable hours.