Wolf-Boy

A summer of self-discovery turns dark in 1979 Cape Cod. Sixteen-year-old Danny Halligan seeks to define his sexual identity, struggling with feelings for his childhood friend, Liam. Their lives spiral when they meet Gracie Rose, a charismatic photographer with a vision of a flesh festival on film.

As Danny is caught in a torrent of drugs, sex, and photography, his mind unravels. Entire days are lost in drug-fueled grappling in a tree fort known as the Palace of the Palpable Pines. Gracie's vision includes masking her subjects, transforming Liam into Lone Ranger and Danny into Wolf-Boy. But as Gracie gains fame for her ground-breaking photographs, Danny is left mentally and physically ravaged. Will he escape the darkness, or be forever consumed by Gracie's vision?

David Fitzpatrick was born in Dearborn, Michigan, grew up in Connecticut, graduated from Skidmore College, and earned his MFA degree from Fairfield University in 2011. His work has been published by The New Haven Review, Barely South Review, Fiction Weekly, and Running Wild Press. He lives in Middletown, Connecticut with his wife, Amy, a photographer, and their furry kids.