In this edgy and unconventional memoir, Kawika Guillermo reflects on being a newly minted professor, fatherhood, alcoholism, and suicidal ideation as well as his many attempts to flee from American gender, racial, and religious norms.
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Kawika Guillermo, writing under his legal name Christopher B. Patterson, crafts literary works that delve into the complexities of transpacific cultures and literature. His writing thoughtfully explores themes of gender, race, sexuality, and social justice, offering profound insights into Anglophone literary traditions. Guillermo's short stories have graced the pages of various esteemed literary journals, showcasing his mastery of concise and impactful narrative. Through his academic work and editorial contributions, he has established himself as a significant voice in contemporary literature and scholarship.
- 2023
- 2020
All Flowers Bloom
- 356 pages
- 13 hours of reading
"In a cruise ship stateroom, a soul awakens in the afterlife, still dressed in the Roman servant garbs of his previous life. He can’t remember much, but a silent woman stands out in his memory: his first and only love. Unable to cope with an eternity without her, he leaps from the ship and back into the depths of the life stream. Five hundred years later, he awakens again in the same stateroom, alone and fueled with new memories of her. In his past lives she was a male insurgent, an elderly wise woman, an unruly servant. For a millennia the pair are tethered together, clashing in love and fear, betraying each other in times of war and famine. Before memory drives him mad, he vows to rescue her from the stream — even if it takes a thousand lifetimes more"-- Amazon