Pretend It's My Body : Stories danmei Having struggled with his sexuality

Having struggled with his sexuality for years

twisted and obsessional love

fictocriticism

intersections of gender and sexuality

the Pop artist was happy to present himself as shallower still: He claimed that he silk-screened to avoid the hard work of painting

Pretend It's My Body : Stories danmei Having struggled with his sexualityInformed by the authors experience in and between genders, this debut collection blurs fantasy and reality, excavating new meanings from our varied dysphorias. In the vein of Carmen Maria Machado, Kelly Link, and Daniel Lavery, these ten short stories ricochet between the lives we wish for and the ones we actually lead. A tornado survivor grapples with a new identity, a trans teen psychic can read only indecisive minds, and a woman informs her family