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Lewis Kempfer is an award-winning author and performing arts jack of all trades from Denver. In 2000, he co-founded the Boiler Room Theatre in the Nashville area. While directing and producing at the Boiler Room, he wrote book and lyrics for two original musicals, "That '60s Christmas Show" and "Billy Bob's Holiday Hoedown," both of which played to enthusiastic, standing-room-only houses. His six-year body of work at the theater led to working as a production manager, producer, and show writer for Disney Creative Entertainment at Disneyland. His second book, "120 Seats in a Boiler Room: The Creation of a Courageous Professional Theater," releases in October 2022. His 2019 literary debut of "Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life: A Memoir" has earned seven awards, including First Place for LGBTQ Biographies in the 2022 BookFest Awards; the 2021 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award for LGBTQ; and the 2021 Indie Reader Discovery Category Award for LGBTQ Non-Fiction. He also wrote and produced a Telly Award-winning short film, "From Concept to Completion," in 2007.
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Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life
A Memoir
by Lewis Kempfer
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A horrifying childhood. A devastating disease. In his darkest despair, he finally found hope…
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Recipient of a 2021 Gold Medal from Literary Titan; the 2020 Silver Medal for Autobiography from the Reader's Favorite International Book Contest; and an Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest 2019 Self-Published eBook Competition.

In his explosive and compelling memoir, Lewis Kempfer chronicles his path from traumatic childhood to near-misses with religion, from failed relationships to sexual addiction. In an effort to distract himself, he moves to Hollywood and turns to hardcore crystal-meth use, walking a delicate tightrope while working his dream job inside the entertainment industry. After five years of sex and drug addiction, he calls on the God he never knew to save him—from the drugs, the dangerous sex, and from himself. Lewis Kempfer's memoir is a rapid-fire narrative full of self-deprecating humor, surprising grace, and unbelievable situations that, as his friends would say, could "only happen to Lewis." Through this powerful story of redemption and recovery, he offers hope for anyone struggling with issues of self-worth, rejection by the Christian faith, and life-shattering addiction.

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Overview


A horrifying childhood. A devastating disease. In his darkest despair, he finally found hope…

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Description


Recipient of a 2021 Gold Medal from Literary Titan; the 2020 Silver Medal for Autobiography from the Reader's Favorite International Book Contest; and an Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest 2019 Self-Published eBook Competition.

In his explosive and compelling memoir, Lewis Kempfer chronicles his path from traumatic childhood to near-misses with religion, from failed relationships to sexual addiction. In an effort to distract himself, he moves to Hollywood and turns to hardcore crystal-meth use, walking a delicate tightrope while working his dream job inside the entertainment industry. After five years of sex and drug addiction, he calls on the God he never knew to save him—from the drugs, the dangerous sex, and from himself. Lewis Kempfer's memoir is a rapid-fire narrative full of self-deprecating humor, surprising grace, and unbelievable situations that, as his friends would say, could "only happen to Lewis." Through this powerful story of redemption and recovery, he offers hope for anyone struggling with issues of self-worth, rejection by the Christian faith, and life-shattering addiction.

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Genre:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Subgenre:LGBTQ+

Language:English

Pages:464

eBook ISBN:9781543970760

Paperback ISBN:9781543970753


Overview


A horrifying childhood. A devastating disease. In his darkest despair, he finally found hope…

Read more

Description


Recipient of a 2021 Gold Medal from Literary Titan; the 2020 Silver Medal for Autobiography from the Reader's Favorite International Book Contest; and an Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest 2019 Self-Published eBook Competition.

In his explosive and compelling memoir, Lewis Kempfer chronicles his path from traumatic childhood to near-misses with religion, from failed relationships to sexual addiction. In an effort to distract himself, he moves to Hollywood and turns to hardcore crystal-meth use, walking a delicate tightrope while working his dream job inside the entertainment industry. After five years of sex and drug addiction, he calls on the God he never knew to save him—from the drugs, the dangerous sex, and from himself. Lewis Kempfer's memoir is a rapid-fire narrative full of self-deprecating humor, surprising grace, and unbelievable situations that, as his friends would say, could "only happen to Lewis." Through this powerful story of redemption and recovery, he offers hope for anyone struggling with issues of self-worth, rejection by the Christian faith, and life-shattering addiction.

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About the author


Lewis Kempfer is an award-winning author and performing arts jack of all trades from Denver. In 2000, he co-founded the Boiler Room Theatre in the Nashville area. While directing and producing at the Boiler Room, he wrote book and lyrics for two original musicals, "That '60s Christmas Show" and "Billy Bob's Holiday Hoedown," both of which played to enthusiastic, standing-room-only houses. His six-year body of work at the theater led to working as a production manager, producer, and show writer for Disney Creative Entertainment at Disneyland. His second book, "120 Seats in a Boiler Room: The Creation of a Courageous Professional Theater," releases in October 2022. His 2019 literary debut of "Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life: A Memoir" has earned seven awards, including First Place for LGBTQ Biographies in the 2022 BookFest Awards; the 2021 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award for LGBTQ; and the 2021 Indie Reader Discovery Category Award for LGBTQ Non-Fiction. He also wrote and produced a Telly Award-winning short film, "From Concept to Completion," in 2007.

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