![]() In both functional and dysfunctional ways, each protagonist tries to find a way to reconcile themselves to their new reality. That gap might be the true measure of one's loneliness.” Each story reflects the anger and pain wrought from losing someone or something invaluable to one’s identity-the loss of innocence and trust in a stepfather, the decline of a marriage, the vanished popularity and validation in high school, and the death of a best friend. He writes, “For most people there is a gap, for some a chasm, between the way they dream themselves and the way they are seen by others. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jamel Brinkley's short-story collection, A Lucky Man, delves into the lives of black boys and men through the NYC landscape of sex, isolation, and familial growing pains. ![]()
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