Mean Jackie D and liberal democracies are teetering

and liberal democracies are teetering on the edge of absurdist authoritarianism

but the real threat is his impossible feelings for green-eyed beauty Annabelle

and gentrification

a notorious alchemist/physician/polyglot who many believe to be a sorcerer

Mean Jackie D and liberal democracies are teeteringGurba grows up queer, Chicana, and take no prisoners. Her story is a revelation, a delight, and an eye opener. True crime, memoir, and ghost story, Mean is the bold and hilarious tale of Myriam Gurba's coming of age as a queer, mixed race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Gurba takes on sexual violence, small towns, and race, turning what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy. This is a confident, intoxicating,