The Secret Life of Walter Mott - Kal Wagenheim, Author

“Men, the company is faced with a crisis; a serious threat to the well-being of every employee and every employee’s family. But before I reveal the
nature of this crisis, I must remind you that this is a top secret
matter; a matter of the utmost delicacy, which, if ever made public,
could besmirch the good name and future of the company.” “Men,” he
boomed again, “at some unascertained time in the recent past, someone in
this building became infested with a certain species of body louse,
more commonly known as … crabs!” “Men, I assume this happened
because some individual – presumably one of the company’s employees –
although I find it difficult to believe – became infested. I also
haven’t discounted the possibility that some subversive elements in our
society, possibly in cahoots with the Soviet Union,
are responsible, in order to demean and discredit our democracy and our
free enterprise system. It seems a strange coincidence – very strange –
that this crisis should befall us, just at a time when the Soviets have
launched the first missile to reach the moon.” “Either way, this thing
is catching and very prolific…. This morning, after visual
reconnaissance, I would estimate that perhaps twenty-five percent of our
five thousand, eight hundred and thirty-five employees are casualties,
and it could jump much higher in the next few days.”

To quote an old saying from a TV show… “Did I Do That?” In the past 10 years Walter Mott has lived secretly in his office, had an ongoing friendship with a
woman named Stormy, who actually started this 6 legged infestation
allowing him to infest hundreds of his coworkers, infested the
money he has saved by not having to pay rent and utilities and ended up
acquiring himself a small fortune. Oh yeah, he has also met a young
lady named Scarlett, named after the character in Gone With the Wind.

The Secret Life of Walter Mott is set in the fifties, while Eisenhower is president and Castro is still just a young Cuban rebel leader. Drive-ins are a
thing of the day, or should I say night, and the biggest fantasy in life
is to work hard so that one day you can retire. But Walter Mott has
decided to speed this process up and retire at 40. To take his fortune
and see the world. To never have to work another day for the “man” but
enjoy life while he’s still young. But as with all plans, there are
pitfalls. Walter’s biggest will come when he meets Scarlett.

While reading The Secret Life of Walter Mott I found myself laughing so hard at times that I actually had tears in my eyes. Kal Wagenheim has written a very
imaginative, humorous book that I simply loved.

2010

All Things That Matter Press

181 Pages

ISBN# 9780984615421