{"product_id":"daddy-issues-stories-paperback","title":"Daddy Issues: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric C. Wat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Barbara DiBernard Prize in Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaddy Issues\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of moving and complex--yet simply and directly told--stories of queer Asian American experiences in Los Angeles. In many of these stories, the protagonists are artists and writers and other creative thinkers living on the fringe of survival, attempting to align a life of the imagination with the practical considerations of career, income, and family: a gay father who hasn't come out to his young son; a social worker, numbed by the destitution of his clients, who finds himself lost in self-destruction; a trans man who returns home to a father with dementia to help his family pack as they are pushed out by gentrification; a husband who can only stand aside as his wife heals from a miscarriage; and a broke writer who learns to love his stories again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories in \u003ci\u003eDaddy Issues\u003c\/i\u003e offer different contemplations on solitude--the good and the bad of it. Ultimately, this collection by Eric C. Wat is full of hope, and it shows how we can find the connections we need once we allow ourselves to become vulnerable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric C. Wat\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLove Your Asian Body: AIDS Activism in Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2023 Outstanding Achievement in History Award from the Association of Asian American Studies; the novel \u003ci\u003eSWIM\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller; and \u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Gay Asian Community: An Oral History of Pre-AIDS Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e. He works as an independent consultant for nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.86 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266505392377,"sku":"9781496243584","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d8aDz3SXf99781496243584.webp?v=1768851746","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/daddy-issues-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}