BradPhillips’collectionofshortstoriesadeptlywalksaverythinlinebetweentabooandpropriety,withrigorousself-awarenessandgenerosity.Byconfusingideasaroundfictionandautobiography,Phillipswriteswithpainfulsincerityaboutshame,addiction,trauma,andthemoretroublingoutreachesofsexualdesire,withwitthatisatoddswiththesubjectmatter.
