Wounded Air

Rick and Ernie think they have found the perfect apartment on Chicago's West Side, until Rick starts having all too real, disturbing dreams about an emaciated young man with sad brown eyes. When their next door neighbor Paula shares a photograph of Tommy and his partner Karl, Rick is stunned to recognize the man from his visions, and the apartment's quiet warmth fractures under the weight of a painful mystery. Pulled by grief, curiosity, and a restless spirit that will not be ignored, Rick and Ernie set out to uncover the truth about Tommy's disappearance, and their search leads them to Karl, who may be protecting secrets or protecting himself. Haunting and intimate, this novel balances supernatural unease with tender portrayals of love, memory, and the hard work of making amends so the living and the dead can finally find some measure of peace.

~ Included for its compassionate reckoning with disappearance, memory, and queer vulnerability, and for centering found family in a story about justice and healing. ~