About David Kitzmiller

David is best known for his memoir series, Dealing with the Toaster, which currently includes A Step Away from Bathing with a Toaster (2023) and Born with a Toaster in the Bathroom (2024). Upcoming titles will explore the middle years of his life, including fatherhood, two bitter divorces, and personal setbacks.

Writing these memoirs is a deeply challenging process. David delves into his experiences with addiction, childhood trauma, PTSD, severe depression, and bipolar disorder, confronting every difficult detail. David Kitzmiller's writings are intensely personal. Completing Born with a Toaster in the Bathroom left him so emotionally depleted that it took months to regain the will to live, leading to hospitalization in late spring of 2025.

Through this process, his memoirs serve as a reflection of survival, vulnerability, and the his  hope to endure and grow.

Poetry is David’s deepest passion. Writing is essential to his survival, providing a lifeline against the darkness of depression and intrusive thoughts. His collections, Poems from the Toaster: Vol. I (2024) and Vol. II (2025), are emotionally unfiltered, addressing pain, rage, hope, and reflection. Most of his work is free verse, honest and intense with emotion.

Through poetry, he connects with readers on a visceral level, giving voice to feelings often left unspoken and creating space for reflection and understanding.

Although David dreamed of rock and roll stardom as a teenager, he found his calling in songwriting. Over the years, he composed for several bands, translating personal poems into music. In 2025, he recorded nearly fifty deeply personal songs with Some Guy Named Tim and The James Fields Band. Some of these songs made their way to Recorded Songs from the Toaster, curated to help others navigating similar struggles.

In contrast, Burnt Songs from the Toaster, revisits his teenage years, channeling anger and rebellion influenced by bands like Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, and the hair bands of the 1980s. These tracks are heavy, aggressive, and cathartic, honoring his two bands he was briefly part of — Kinda Suicidal and Nameless Cowfish — and serving as a reflection of youthful rage transformed into creative expression.

David’s life has been shaped by adversity. From childhood trauma to substance abuse, PTSD, severe depression, and bipolar disorder, he has faced obstacles that could have silenced his creativity. Instead, he channels his experiences into writing and music, which serve as both expression and survival tools.

Each book, poem, and song reflects his commitment to confronting pain honestly, exploring dark emotions, and transforming struggle into art. By sharing his story, he hopes to provide insight and connection to those navigating their own challenges.

David has traveled extensively, finding inspiration in cities like Sydney, Australia, and Mexico City, Mexico. His journeys inform his writing and music, offering new perspectives on life, culture, and his experiences. In the future, he hopes to retire to a small coastal fishing village, somewhere south of the boarder. Spending his days writing and reflecting while gazing into the sea. 

David continues to expand his body of work, with new memoirs, poetry volumes, and music projects underway. His work remains defined by honesty, authenticity, and the transformative potential of creative expression. Through his books, poetry, and music, David invites readers and listeners to engage with life in all its complexity, emotion, and challenge.