Boiled Americans

He is a typical American. He was shot five times. She is a typical American. She was shot six times. He is Segundo Morris. He feeds on violence, and breathes bullets. She is all of us. His indifference is our indifference. Her refuge from the storm is found inside us. This book was inspired by actual shootings over the 4th of July weekend 2014 in Chicago, IL. The bullets are real. Mixing journalism, absurdist prose, scripts, autobiography, shape poetry and other forms, Boiled Americans is a puzzle box in book form, inspired by the violence of living in urban America and exploding the tendency to forget or ignore. You are in this book. So am I. Breathe.

Scathingly satirical, caustically funny and run through with a solid vein of wry panache. Michael Rose is a rarity in his field - a cynical, self-hating American with something new and entertaining to say. An acid-tongued feast for fans of the transgressive and condemning.- Chris Kelso, author The Dissolving Zinc TheatrePart performance, part prophecy, Boiled Americans is a crucial depiction of 21st century America tearing itself apart. The gunshots ring loud and true.- Shane Cartledge, author Day of the Milkman