Corky Bonner

Fiction & Literature, LGBT, Gay
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Author: John J. Tomashek ISBN: 9781491709580
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: November 1, 2013
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: John J. Tomashek
ISBN: 9781491709580
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: November 1, 2013
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

What does a guy do when he tries to flush his life down the toiletand the plumbing gets jammed? Brian Corcoran Corky Bonner was a precocious child; as a teen, he has been a happy high school student who has achieved success as an athlete, musician, and writer. But during his senior year, everything changes. A crippling series of tragediessome caused by fate, others by malicebrings Corky to his knees. Overwhelmed by misfortunes and the sudden death of Mark, his life twin and soul mate, Corkys life quickly spins out of control. Lacking support from his parents and community, his suffering culminates in a seriousbut failedsuicide attempt. Now, a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday, Corky must essentially start his life over. As a freshman at university, Corky struggles, dragged down by the need to stay afloat in the wake of tragedy. Along the way, he needs helpsome of which he finds himself, while other help finds him. Corky must decide how to build his life anew, choosing those parts of his past that he wants to preserve and others he needs to discard. Can he find the strength to confront the ghosts of his past, the prejudices of his present, and the doubts of his future?

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What does a guy do when he tries to flush his life down the toiletand the plumbing gets jammed? Brian Corcoran Corky Bonner was a precocious child; as a teen, he has been a happy high school student who has achieved success as an athlete, musician, and writer. But during his senior year, everything changes. A crippling series of tragediessome caused by fate, others by malicebrings Corky to his knees. Overwhelmed by misfortunes and the sudden death of Mark, his life twin and soul mate, Corkys life quickly spins out of control. Lacking support from his parents and community, his suffering culminates in a seriousbut failedsuicide attempt. Now, a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday, Corky must essentially start his life over. As a freshman at university, Corky struggles, dragged down by the need to stay afloat in the wake of tragedy. Along the way, he needs helpsome of which he finds himself, while other help finds him. Corky must decide how to build his life anew, choosing those parts of his past that he wants to preserve and others he needs to discard. Can he find the strength to confront the ghosts of his past, the prejudices of his present, and the doubts of his future?

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