Stressed, Depressed and All The Rest.: .A darkly funny love story about music, madness, and making it through.

Some stories are too real to be made up.

Stressed, Depressed and All The Rest is a heartbreakingly honest, darkly funny debut novel about chasing dreams, surviving heartbreak, and the chaos life throws at you in between.

A year after his messy breakup, William Banks is stuck — trapped in a dead-end hotel job, battling depression, and clinging to the distant hope of becoming a musician. Life takes a turn when he meets McKenna, a witty, kind-hearted barista with struggles of her own. Together, they navigate the mess of love, loss, music, and mental health in a story filled with raw emotion, dark humor, and unexpected hope.

Between hilarious and sometimes downright ridiculous hotel stories, William’s dreams of becoming a musician start to take off. But just as life finally begins to look up, personal tragedies strike, old wounds reopen, and both he and McKenna must confront their demons head-on. Because sometimes, the hardest part isn’t falling apart — it’s putting yourself back together.

Inspired by true events, this is a story for anyone who’s ever felt lost, broken, or one bad day away from giving up.