Reason I'm Here: Stories Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature prepared for every good work

prepared for every good work

Zhu Yuanzhang

For fans of Kacen Callender and Mason Deaver comes a heart-tugging coming-of-age YA debut that takes a poignant look at gender identity

and to the deep love of chosen family

spilled secrets

Reason I'm Here: Stories Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature prepared for every good workJarrod Campbell's bold debut collection of short fiction traverses and examines the spaces and purposes assumed by the gay male, not least his own. The Reason I'm Here departs from standard expectations of queer behavior to subvert these limited perceptions in favor of honest explorations of desire, amnesia, voyeurism, betrayal, physicality, grief, faith, and uncertainty. Gritty, dreamlike, and reminiscent of Hitchcock and Cortzar, these poignant