I will say for myself: America, I did the best I could with what I was given. - Saeed Jones

The first book that stopped me was for parents dealing with gay children. The introduction was worded like it was intended for readers coping with a late-stage cancer diagnosis. I put the book back on the shelf, wrong side out.

In America, a gathering of people is called target practice or a funeral, depending on who lives long enough to define the terms.

He turned it facedown on the nightstand then set upon me like the sunlight itself.