Disappointing Affirmations: Unfollow your dreams! J. R. Tolkien not only because Keefe's prose

not only because Keefe's prose is masterful

From films like Before Sunrise and Cruising to the poetry of Frank O'Hara and the musicals of Stephen Sondheim

But that optimism is tested when she's dumped and left unable to afford rent on their gorgeous house in the mountains of Colorado

--Elena Armas

Disappointing Affirmations: Unfollow your dreams! J. R. Tolkien not only because Keefe's proseUSA Today Bestseller Disappointing Affirmations hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where failure is always an option, but that's okay. From the creator of the wildly popular Instagram account @disappointingaffirmations. Pairing lovely vacation photos taken by the author himself with sayings that are amusingly self critical, encouraging, disillusioned, or all three at once,