Cool on the Outside, Screaming on the Inside

Cool on the Outside, Screaming on the Inside is a transmission from the ongoing farce of modern poise-a modern guy's guide to projecting stability with style, assuming you're comfortable with the whole thing being a finely tuned illusion.

Charlie O'Neill tracks the background noise beneath the curated calm: the flickers of doubt, the quiet internal catastrophes, the mental fire drills that somehow scan as "totally fine." These fast, punchy pieces slip through the daily improv act we call adulthood, where everyone's bluffing and the spotlight never blinks. It's not advice. It's a knowing half-smile from someone who looks composed while his thoughts hunt for the escape key. If you've ever passed for functional while your mind plotted a jailbreak, you'll recognize the terrain.

Author: Charles O'Neill
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Crankybooks
Published: 01/09/2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9798993532820