How to Paint an American by McGregor, Andrew

In the wake of September 11th, a man who grew up with his mother in Eastern European brothels comes to New York City searching for an adventure, identity, and home. The US of A has other plans for him, though; it will give him what he wants for a price. A series of imposed quests drives our beleaguered hero through America's dark heart from New York to Boston to a Walmart on the outside of Atlanta where he finds and spreads damnation and salvation while working the night shift.

Andrew McGregor holds a liberal arts degree in philosophy and a University of Southern California master's in screenwriting. He is a global traveler who likes typewriter poetry busking and competing in events such as strongman and Highland games. He is a chess boxing champion who now referees record-setting tournaments. An accomplished accordion, duduk, and bagpipes player, he has performed on a Grammy-nominated album and in venues stretching from California to Japan. Andrew calls the US home, often in Los Angeles, though he prefers to write in his place in Colorado.