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But as rot begins to eat away at the house’s walls and Esme’s power grows

a mother reeling from a devastating loss

LaRocca journeys deep into the dark heart of Burnt Sparrow

When MC Calloway’s best friend Joe

Palaver by Bryan Washington Cozy But as rot begins toIn Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor, drinking his nights away with friends at a gay bar. Hes entangled in a sexual relationship with a married man, and while he has built a chosen family in Japan, he is estranged from his family in Houston, particularly his mother, whose preference for the sons oft troubled homophobic brother, Chris, pushed him to leave home. Then, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ten years since theyve last seen each