Horror, science fiction, fantasy, surrealism, and humanistic drama all come together in this collection. A man with powers he does not understand finds himself menaced by a supernatural threat with opaque motives. Two lovers in a dystopian future confront the possibility that society will never accept them. A young Catholic struggles with his spiritual identity. A college student getting over a breakup asks if his ex had knowledge about other dimensions. A teenage slave in an isolated community believes that the way of life he was brought up in is not sustainable.
Some of these stories have an unconventional structure. Some are humorous, others frightening. Some are intensely homoerotic. Through all of them runs the theme of an artist finding his voice.