Saeed Jones tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence a�" into tumultuous relationships with his family, into passing flings with lovers, friends, and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another a�" and to one another a�" as we fight to become ourselves.