GUY vs. GAIA: 'Kerr's writerly gifts are impressive' JOYCE CAROL OATES

PRIMATE CHANGE IS A MYTH! Mid-Anthropocene, Rust Belt, Ohio, and the relationship of satirist, Guy Narcissus, and eco-warrior, Gaia Paine, is rapidly becoming extinct. Guy's mom has just died of cancer. He is burying his Transgender in deep-Cis, toxic masculinity. The one good thing is-he's been hired by Midland City University to teach Creative Environmental Writing. But on campus, Guy falls in love with colleague, Niki Kafiristan. She is so beautiful it hurts to learn she is already married, so Guy goes nutso, agreeing to a wedding date with Gaia. Will he really tie the knot? No, he will go all Nicholson Baker, and they will split-up. SUPER-sexed-up, Guy feels free to pursue Niki, and maybe even explore his own gender fluidity, but Gaia informs him she has brain cancer, is dying faster than Planet Earth. Can Guy finally wise-up to his chronic BS or will THE END read like a Vonnegut novel? 'Kerr's writerly gifts are impressive' JOYCE CAROL OATES 'Kerr has a distinct talent for bombastic fun' The Irish Times 'Kerr is a mighty fine writer' PATRICK McCABE