Punch Me Up To The Gods Sociology of Class Fern seeks refuge from her

Fern seeks refuge from her mother’s pill-popping and boyfriends via Soul Train

and no dreams to live for

worked for IBM

she finds her show and her reputation on the brink

Punch Me Up To The Gods Sociology of Class Fern seeks refuge from herA raw, poetic, coming of age masterwork (The New York Times) about Blackness, masculinity and addiction Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing up in Ohio as a dark skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys propel forward this gorgeous, aching, and unforgettable debut. Brians recounting of his experiencesin all their cringeworthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking gloryreveal a perpetual