Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey6/12/2023 Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award in 2013). It seemed to fit into a growing body of literature that was literally remapping America through the experiences of trans / genderqueer punks, exploring our society from a marginal position that until recently, rarely had access to the machines of publishing (like Sybil Lamb's I've Got a Time Bomb or Lowrey's first novel, Roving Pack, which won Lowrey the Dr. I've known Lowrey since we worked together on an art show in 2014, and was intrigued when I heard about Lost Boi. Ze prefers gender-neutral pronouns, but isn't fussed by any particular language so much as the intent behind that language. Like many characters in the book, Lowrey is trans. And the Croc? That's heroin, the deadly addiction that's always snapping at Hook's heels. The Mermaids are tough-as-nails femmes who live on a boat named the Lagoon. Pan is their leader, their savior, and the "dom" to their "subs." Hook is an old-school top, the kind who talks about ritual and etiquette and doesn't allow any of his "pirates" to go into "battle" without having their leathers perfectly shined. Barrie's classic, the lost bois are trans kids who've banded together after being abandoned by their parents or failed by social services. Sassafras Lowrey's new novel, Lost Boi, reimagines Peter Pan for the genderqueer generation, with a coming-of-age story that is as tender as it is kinky, and as sweet as it is subversive.
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