Synopses & Reviews
In the near future, Oakland is haunted by natural disaster and political collapse. When k realizes that she has infected her girlfriend, bea, with a disease, she loses herself in a masochistic quest for atonement, leaving bea to contend with her fears about an increasingly precarious world by herself. Literary and adventurous, lyrical yet anchored, Davey Davis' work explores the meanings of responsibility, romantic love, and queer resistance in a late-capitalist hellscape where futurity is always in question.
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"...a beautifully written story about love, pain, fear, and friendship set against an apocalyptic moment that looks very much like our own. It's a romance at once dystopian and utopian, wrought with a miniaturist's skill and precision." Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden State
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"Davey Davis’ writing is so intimate it’s uncomfortable, so certain that it’s incredibly anxious. the earthquake room is chock-full of satisfying paradoxes and nuanced complexities." Amber Dawn, author of How Poetry Saved My Life and Sub Rosa
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"Davis is an observant and meticulous writer...Their writing is both surgical and mystical." Alana Mohamed, Village Voice
About the Author
Davey Davis writes about culture, sexuality, technology, and genderqueer embodiment. You can find them on Twitter at @k8bushofficial.