The Adventures of Radiant Raccoon

Find a Way or Fade Away

Era Progress

13 / 13 eras outlined

Book Type

Fictionalized memoir

Draft Deadline

2025-08-25

Life Eras
The foundational building blocks of the memoir.
Era 1: Origins & Early Loss
0–2½

Themes: Early loss, instability, grieving family bonds

Birth in North Vale, unstable marriage, early instability, and the shattering grief of losing baby sister Lark.

Era 2: Victor & Suburbia
2½–5

Themes: Displacement, forced religious identity, tension with authority

Mara remarries to Victor and converts to Orthodox Judaism. Young Asher experiences religious discipline and educational alienation in Silver Glen.

Era 3: Parental Separation & California Escape
5–6

Themes: Freedom, temporary joy, false refuge

Divorce from Victor. Asher moves to California with Caleb and Samuel, discovers joy and belonging for the first time before an abrupt, painful return to Colorado.

Era 4: Middle School Wanderings
6–10

Themes: Neurodivergence, misfit identity, advocacy

Struggles with motor skills, reading, attention span. School transitions. Lifesaving connection with Mrs. Snook in special ed at Sandburg Elementary.

Era 5: Austin Initiation
11–12

Themes: Disruption, new environments, identity clash

Family moves to Red Rock. Asher rebels against conformity. Increasing self-awareness of identity as outsider.

Era 6: Teen Rebounds Between States
12–18

Themes: Bouncing, instability, experimentation

Frequent moves between Red Rock and Silver Glen. Starts to reject imposed labels and find self-created ones.

Era 7: First Rehab & Raina Era
18–22

Themes: Trauma, loss, romantic confusion

First rehab at 19; traumatized and assaulted. Relationship with Raina leads to fathering two children who are later revealed not to be biologically his.

Era 8: Self‑Driven Recovery
22–24

Themes: Spiritual turning point, mourning, internal rebirth

April 17, 2004: Asher gets clean. Builds a new life in Miner’s Rest. Death of beloved brother Ezra on Christmas Eve, 2005.

Era 9: Celeste Era & Fatherhood
24–30

Themes: Parenthood, betrayal, coping with reality

Marries Celeste, has Willow and Reed. Relationship breaks under pressure.

Era 10: Utah & Fragmentation
30–33

Themes: Multiple lives, emotional collapse

Relationship with Ivy and son Noah. Infidelity with Skye. Dual identities begin to spiral.

Era 11: Meth Years & Homelessness
33–36

Themes: Survival, darkness, edge of life

Addiction begins Jan 27, 2012. Homeless with Skye across Zion Ridge, Red Rock, Silver Glen. Birth of Tansy.

Era 12: Recovery Love & Relapse Cycle
36–45

Themes: Custody loss, relapse, love endurance

Cycles of relapse and recovery with Calla. Loss of custody of Jude. Ongoing struggle for redemption.

Era 13: Jesus Saves & Family Rebuilding
45–now

Themes: Faith, return, redefinition

January 11, 2024: spiritual rebirth. June: Tansy reenters Asher’s life. Family begins a messy, beautiful restoration.