table of contents chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven chapter eight chapter nine chapter ten chapter eleven chapter twelve chapter thirteen chapter fourteen chapter fifteen chapter sixteen chapter seventeen chapter eighteen chapter nineteen chapter twenty chapter twenty-one chapter twenty-two about the author living and dying in the hamptons chapter one up until a few weeks ago , my life- though not exactly the dynamic existence i had anticipated after nearly five years of hard work earning my bachelor of fine arts- was at least predictable .