The protagonist, who struggles with an existential ennui, is not only confronted by the course that his life has taken but the direction in which he is headed. Confronted with an unidentifiable, dead animal on the side of the road on his way home one night, he confronts demons from his past and present and his own sense of identity.

David Estringel is a Xicanx writer/poet with works published in literary publications, such as The Opiate, Azahares, Cephalorpress, Lahar, Poetry Ni, DREICH, Rigorous, Somos En Escrito, Hispanecdotes, Ethel, The Milk House, Beir Bua Journal, and The Blue Nib. His first collection of poetry and short fiction Indelible Fingerprints was published in April 2019, followed his second poetry collection Blood Honey. David has written three poetry chapbooks, Punctures (2019), PeripherieS (2020), and Eating Pears on the Rooftop (coming 2022). His new book of micro poetry little punctures, a collaboration with UK illustrator, Luca Bowles, will be released in 2022. Connect with David on Twitter @The_Booky_Man and his website www.davidaestringel.com.