Full Description
Queer stories about love, loneliness, the surreal, and the self
The stories in Tell Me feature queer men of various ages reckoning with loneliness, selfishness, and the struggle for self-discovery and identity. In "The Vanisher," a young bisexual man struggling with his own desire to be seen receives a bandana that allows him to become invisible. In "Retreat," a widower travels to an artists' colony to seek an audience with his recently deceased husband. And in "We Are Rendered Silent," people lose their ability to speak when a man they love dies. Through Baumann's inventive employment of the strange and surreal, these stories set out to explore the bizarre and often confounding experience of navigating modern-day queerness. With his unique voice and magnificent imagination, Baumann fully immerses readers in the queer experience.
Contents
The Vanisher
Veneration
The Night of Missing Children
Vernix
The Time You Give and the Time You Take
Lockstep
Monarch
Holey Moley
Retreat
Three Strikes
There Is Love Under This Mountain
The Sad State
A Tough Man to Love
Gethsemane
Shrinking
Glass Hammers
We Are Rendered Silent
Keep Your Last Breath Close
Acknowledgments
