Sharply introspective and humorously relatable, Engrams explores the long-held memories and true-life moments of the author from childhood into adulthood. Set out in five parts, Engrams takes the reader on a journey of self-reflection and discovery, revisiting childish growing pains, questioning what it is to be a father, and reveling in all the delight and disaster of growing up gay in Midwestern America. Binding it all together is a story about family, sacrifice, and understanding. Engrams also concerns itself with the endurance of memory, how the past comes back, and how it allows us to move forward. Packed with charmingly funny and deeply sober moments, and with short interludes in between, Engrams contains touchstones of everyday life that invite the reader to consider their own memories and reflect on the small, ordinary moments that made the biggest impact.Engrams is a work of autobiographical, non-fiction poetry written in five 1. Boyhood; 2. Diversions, part I; 3. Out; 4. Diversions, part II; and 5. Persistence.