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Brief Pose
Eric Loan, in an anonymous city, struggles to make a new life for himself.
Lonely and rejected, he takes refuge in Brief Pose’s cutting-edge advertising a clothing catalog that uses pheromones to beguile its readers.
The fantasy of escape seems better than the harsh reality of the city until Eric starts hallucinating past traumas.
He's not the only one affected. A rash of riots, murders, and suicides breaks out. It is up to Eric and his new community of revolutionaries to save the city, the nation, and the rest of the world from Brief Pose’s hubris.
Lonely and rejected, he takes refuge in Brief Pose’s cutting-edge advertising a clothing catalog that uses pheromones to beguile its readers.
The fantasy of escape seems better than the harsh reality of the city until Eric starts hallucinating past traumas.
He's not the only one affected. A rash of riots, murders, and suicides breaks out. It is up to Eric and his new community of revolutionaries to save the city, the nation, and the rest of the world from Brief Pose’s hubris.
- GenresLGBT
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Published August 17, 2016
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About the author
Wesley McCraw
6 books40 followersBorn, raised, and currently living in Oregon, Wesley McCraw writes queer speculative fiction.
Wes graduated from the University of Oregon, where he completed the much-acclaimed Kidd Tutorial. During his time at the university, he was also a member of Write Club, where he trained under screenwriter Omar Naim (The Final Cut, Dead Awake).
Wes graduated from the University of Oregon, where he completed the much-acclaimed Kidd Tutorial. During his time at the university, he was also a member of Write Club, where he trained under screenwriter Omar Naim (The Final Cut, Dead Awake).
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April 3, 2017
Original review posted at CymruBoyo Books
What if an advertising campaign was so effective it drove the public insane?
An interesting story about a not totally unbelievable advertising campaign that causes mass obsession, riots and murders.
The character's struggle with depression and loneliness is well portrayed and the ensemble of side characters are unique and develop along with the story. What I think was supposed to be a twist towards the end was a little obvious but it wasn't annoying at all.
FAVOURITE LINES:
3.5/5
What if an advertising campaign was so effective it drove the public insane?
An interesting story about a not totally unbelievable advertising campaign that causes mass obsession, riots and murders.
The character's struggle with depression and loneliness is well portrayed and the ensemble of side characters are unique and develop along with the story. What I think was supposed to be a twist towards the end was a little obvious but it wasn't annoying at all.
FAVOURITE LINES:
Sadness is something you go through. Grief is a concrete slab that pins you down. It doesn’t just disappear. Grief takes a black marker to any idea of hope. It crosses off anything that once made you happy. The ink is permanent. It stains every part of your day
Depression, the comforting water in which I swim, is a convenient excuse not to care about anything
3.5/5
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