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“Your world never ends how you think it will.”

In this dazzling debut collection, Mia Arias Tsang explores the complexity and torture of queer heartbreak with an urgency that will leave you gasping. Flash nonfiction, fragmented vignettes and personal narrative combine to tell the almost-love stories of her young adulthood. From dusty university libraries to Boston-bound BoltBuses, and the icy grief of Somerville to the smoggy shores of Venice Beach, FRAGMENTS OF WASTED DEVOTION spans a country of desire, a galaxy of yearning, and seven years of failing, losing, and finding oneself in love. Featuring original illustrations by Levi Wells.

Mia Arias Tsang is a writer and terminal Sagittarius based in New York City. Her work explores themes of queer desire, intimacy, and disconnect. She lives in Queens with her cat, Peanut (Aquarius), and is currently working on a novel.

Holly Ian Winter is a writer and translator living and creating in Philadelphia. She writes about the beautiful, innate queerness in ourselves, our relationships and the world around us.