Synopses & Reviews
Fiction. LGBT Studies. "Every prophet needs a home where they can hate him," says the black buzzard of the title character's nightmares. Part reluctant Tiresias, part locusts- and-honey outcast, teenaged John stumbles into the darker thickets of human insight—the high arts of vice and violence—and the small Alabama town he calls home will never be the same when he comes out the other side.
Synopsis
John, a young transgender, tries to find God and make it through his coming-of-age alive.
About the Author
TJ Beitelman is the author of two books published by Black Lawrence Press, IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION (2012) and JOHN THE REVELATOR (2013). He studied creative writing at Virginia Tech and at the University of Alabama, where he edited Black Warrior Review. His work has appeared in Quarterly West, Indiana Review, Colorado Review, and several other publications. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham, and has been nominated for a Puschart Prize. He lives in Birmingham and teaches writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.