What was it like to be a teenager in the summer of 1972?
Shag Carpet Toilet, set in Stratford, Connecticut, during the summer of 1972, is the story of 14 year old Mickey Donovan as he prepares for his freshman year following 8th grade graduation from Saint Stanislaus Catholic School. A lighthearted look at life before the age of disco, Shag Carpet Toilet tells how Mickey deals with his first job, neighborhood bullies, family vacations, his first love, and a father who thinks covering his bathroom fixtures with shag carpet is the height of fashion.