a collection of writings, poetry, and correspondence.
after their cousin urged them to share their writing on social media, several poems and excerpts taken from the discarded drafts of the author's suicide notes gained sudden, unexpected attention.
explores issues including but not limited to mixed-raceness, class and social mobility, masculinity and misogyny, single motherhood and fatherlessness, etc.
*portions of this book have previously appeared, in different form, in "God pours salt on slugs" and "a bullet is a promise part one" by the same author.*