Raymond G. Neal's minis. is a darkly funny, unfiltered queer collection of sharp fragments-about growing up & living life working class, and rewriting the rules of survival in a world designed to defeat you.
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Raymond G. Neal's minis. is a darkly funny, unfiltered queer collection of sharp fragments-about growing up & living life working class, and rewriting the rules of survival in a world designed to defeat you.
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Sweet! Spicy! Bite-Sized! Delicious!
With minis., the author of forever ago. unleashes a provocative new collection of short stories, flash fiction, reflections, and verse on an unsuspecting public. By spinning tales about:
- a predatory schoolgirl,
- a narcissistic himbo,
- a desperate guncle,
- a stalker and his object of obsession,
- a fateful joyride in a vintage Barracuda,
- a marriage made in heaven that goes to hell,
- abject affairs with drug dealers,
...and more, Raymond G. Neal shines unforgiving and humorous light on sides of queer life in America that we aren't accustomed to seeing-sides that are sweaty, often messy, and distinctly unfiltered; sides we're taught not to discuss publicly and are told to pretend don't exist.
Written with shrewd insight, wicked humor, and gloriously unfiltered candor, minis. redraws the boundaries between fact and fiction to create a narrative about growing up and living life queer, working class, and dysfunctional in America.
CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: This collection has not been distilled for heterosexual consumption or approval.It contains frank depictions of bullying, queer sex, illicit drug use, sexual assault, and a bad hair day.READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!"Not all teachers are role models. Many lead fractured, disjointed lives that don't make much sense to anyone, least of all themselves. But if knowledge equals power, learning how not to do some things can be as valuable as learning how to do other things just right. Hopefully, it all shakes out in the end."
- Raymond G. Neal
About the Author
Raymond G. Neal is a Los Angeles-born author who treats memory like a mix tape he still dances to but can't remember making, and trauma like it owes him royalties. His work lives in the queer psychic terrain outside the picket fences, where memory, myth, and sexuality collide to create stories that resonate with clarity and bite. He writes about survival, defiance, and the messy, complicated truths of being human. With sharp wit and an unflinching eye, he examines many aspects of life, including the painful, the beautiful, the ridiculous, and the sublime. His writing tells the stories of those who have never quite fit the mold-because breaking it is where the most interesting stories begin.
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