Coexistence: Stories Josh Shelton Always one step ahead of

Always one step ahead of the crowd

Wives think their husbands will change but they don't

and infuriatingly perfect

Washable polyester webbing upper

in three trials undermined by perjured testimony and clear racial bias

Coexistence: Stories Josh Shelton Always one step ahead ofA grieving mother calls out to her faraway son. A student forgoes the lurid appeal of dating apps in exchange for a painter's love. The anonymous voices of queer native men converge amid violent eroticism. A man just out of prison balances the uneasy weight of family and freedom, while a professor returns home to conduct research only to be haunted by a dark specter. The stories and voices in Billy Ray Belcourt's debut story collection are buoyed by