The Autobiography of Charlie Lord by Bill Wetmore is a wildly inventive coming of age story filled with unforgettable characters, crackling dialogue, and the razor-sharp observations of American life as seen through the eyes of a half-Japanese, saxophone playing wrestler who loves America. The question is, will America live him back? Wetmore has created a timeless work that careens between hilarious absurdities and poignant epiphanies with writing that is poetic, electric, and has the emotional depth and resonance of improvisational jazz.