Unwanted Format:Paperback Mysterious Skin

Mysterious Skin

But the joyful pangs of a new love clash with the impossible compromises of queer life

from eromenos and erastes in the Ancient World to political lesbianism

A necessary and relevant addition to the Black LGBTQ literary canon

the cloned giants who feast on humans

Unwanted Format:Paperback Mysterious SkinTwo halves of a whole, Arlo Bishop and I were both unwanted kids brought together by the foster system. Dealing with the aftermath of neglect and abandonment, we grew up side by side and found solace in one another. We wanted. We needed. We loved. Desperately. But somewhere along the way, Arlo wanted and needed and loved drugs more. So, I did the only thing I could and broke my own heart to save his. Now, four years later, I'm back in L. A. and face