On a rail platform at shift change, three authorities arrive with the same demand in different forms: the east booth prints it on blue stock, the upper office speaks it through a voice, and the passage authority sends a runner with a lacquered baton and no paper at all. They want the Car. They want the civic credential. They want the recorder. Car 404 sits on the platform with forty-three people waiting for onward care, a disputed count, and not enough water for another day. The crew can move t... [Read More...]

A phone call tells Oliver his best friend Zack is dead. The story returns to the twenty-five years that brought them to that night, tracing Oliver’s life from Detroit to Chicago to Phoenix through secrecy, unstable relationships, and a friendship strained by addiction. A queer literary novel about guilt, loyalty, survival, and the cost of leaving someone when they need you most. Free on Kindle. ... [Read More...]