shawn michael bitz

From emerging author, Shawn Michael Bitz!

If you enjoy coming of age tales, you'll love Butterfly Pit Crew.

Butterfly Pit Crew delivers raw truths from the depths of the heart of friendship…

After Derisk rescues Christopher from a notorious bully on the playground, their friendship is born. From that day forward, Christopher is forever enamored with his savior. Derisk explains to him that his whole mission in life is to help other people. He welcomes Christopher as they play saviors while attempting to slay their own inner-demons.

Their parents keep a proud but distant watch, cheering on the two friends as they grow into basketball heroes. Christopher has the skills, but lacks the confidence. Derisk has all the confidence in the world, but lacks self-control.

Later, when the pressure of living as basketball heroes presses down on them, they turn to other adventures. Will fishing, first loves, and cars provide what they yearn for—or will they fall into the world of alcohol, and drugs?

While their friendship defines their very existence and defies boundaries, eventually the two must come to terms with their individuality. This could mean self-destruction or self-preservation. When the time comes for a life or death choice to be made, will their friendship survive?

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This coming of age story of friendship between two teenagers who are more than each others’ saviors when dealing with bullies, alcohol abuse, inner demons, rite of passage, and the pressure of being seen as basketball heroes. Will their life mission save them, or become their downfall?

Shawn Michael Bitz grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota and played music professionally for twenty-two years before retiring in 2009. He has worked in the mental health field for over twenty-five years and has written three novels. He is the son of internationally known comedian Gary Mule Deer. Shawn lives in Rapid City, South Dakota with his lovely lady, Julia and their boxer, Prozac where he is at work on another novel.