The poems of Straight Jacket gather bravely at the intersection between LGBTQ identity and the politics of illness, speaking to the consequences of homophobia and social injustice, entering into the horrors of commitment, and doing fierce linguistic battle with the language of mental illness and stigma.
This book is crammed with drama; his relationship with Vera and her family; with his first wife, Thelma; his struggles as a single parent; arresting his own demons; and his liberation from a grave of death and ignorance.
I've love whe I should have let go and I've been cruel when I should have been more caring. When meeting Christopher Miller, many would describe his as quiet, reserved and a determined thinker.
Alan Kaufman is the editor of the acclaimed "Outlaw Bible" series, author of the memoirs Jew Boy and Drunken Angel, as well as Matches: A Novel.
Straight Jacket
Straight Jacket
In this straight jacket, the arms are tied behind the back with no way for a person to harm themselves. In other words, you are bound and cannot get out. This book is a personal testimony of a relationship that felt like a straight jacket.
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When under the pressure of his personal strait-jacket, he felt that God had forgotten him or, even worse, turned against him. This man Job, who felt that he had a clear picture, a close connection, a good understanding, ...
Aiden has always had the ability to motivate others but never himself. He gets tasked with teaching a class that he turns into a class to motivate others lost in life. Unexpectedly the class helps him as much as he helps them.