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Hey, you! Are YOU gay?

Do YOU have a complicated relationship with religion, spirituality, and God? Is there any lingering religious trauma in the back of YOUR mind?

Well then do I have the book for you!

(It’s mine. I wrote it. But it’s not published yet. I’m working on that.)

One of the Fruity Ones is a literary autofiction debut about growing up queer in the rural South after surviving conversion therapy, grooming, and the long shadow of religious shame. Told with raw honesty and compassion, it blurs the line between memoir and novel-rooted in lived experience but shaped through craft and care.

Though the novel draws from my own lived experiences, I've shaped Max's story with intention and care—turning private pain into a work of art that speaks to universal questions of faith, love, and resilience. One of the Fruity Ones is the book I needed growing up—and one I hope might help others feel less alone—especially during a time where our rights and identities are being jeopardized and put to question yet again.

Now, back to the part about trying to get published…that’s where YOU come in!

Are you interested in seeing more? Do you have questions? Would this be a book you add to your TBR? Well, then please let me know! Like this post! Reblog it! Send it to people you think would enjoy the book!

Need further convincing? Well, here’s Stefon to tell you a little more about it.

New York’s hottest LGBTQ+ autofiction novel is One of the Fruity Ones.

It’s like if I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado had a depressed, gay little baby and raised it in Louisiana.

-Southern Gothic settings.

-Humid-air and gay yearning.

-Religious trauma marinated in lemon-pledge and internalized homophobia.

-Conversion therapy.

-The beauty and tragedy of queer first love.

-A metaphorical dog representing depression and trauma.

-A exploration of abusive, predatory, and grooming relationships within the LGBTQ+ community.

-Bobby Hill if he were nine and in a psych ward.

-Chapter titles in the style of Fall Out Boy song titles.

-Listening to Paramore instead of going to therapy.

-Found families.

-The healing power of art and community.

-The intimate relationship between a middle school lesbian and her favorite pop-punk band (Paramore)

It’s got girl-on-girl angst, girl-on-God guilt, and girl-on-growth healing by way of Hayley Williams, Joan of Arc, and self-forgiveness.

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll make sure you have enough refills on your antidepressants, and possibly text your therapist mid-chapter.

Stay tuned so you can read first and repent later!