Failing Upward
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When John Watson, a young med student who supports himself as a florist-by-day and musician-by-night, finds he is heir to supernatural powers that others would kill to possess, John's life transforms into a mixture of comedy and terror as he goes from one parallel universe to the next. As he fights to understand what's behind the Community that stalks him, he discovers a love he never expected: his brilliant best friend, Sherlock Holmes, the man who becomes the touchstone for all that John is and ever will be.
Set in current day cities and countryside of Michigan, this story blends gay romance, magical realism and science fiction with humor. 1st POV John Watson. Beta'd by MrBotanyB
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