The Plagues Format:Paperback But a thousand autumns toiling

But a thousand autumns toiling on the blood-soaked earth will break any man

"--Gay and Lesbian Review

many of these pieces focus on specific lesbian concerns such as sexual practices

author of the acclaimed Don't Let Me Go

and queer adolescence in the early aughts

The Plagues Format:Paperback But a thousand autumns toilingThe biblical plagues that overtook Egypt in the book of Exodus are transported into the twenty first century in The Plagues, a collection of eleven stories that take place primarily in St. Louis, Missouri, and its surrounding suburban areas, and Lafayette, Louisiana. Frogs, flies, blood, and boils descend upon a cast of primarily young, LGBTQ+ characters, all searching in some way for love and acceptance amidst burgeoning sexual awakenings. Equal