GRACELESSLAND

Overwhelmed by anxiety, his mother's declining mental health and the mysterious disappearance of his father, Kepler Pressler breaks into the local zoo and attempts to set free a family of chimpanzees. When Kepler wakes up to find himself in a mental health institute, he finds that his real troubles have only just begun. GRACELESSLAND is a comic and despairing depiction of an unscrupulous family, filled with tender moments and calculated cruelties. It's about Elvis Presley, the pursuit of happiness, and the certain uncertainty of memory.

Adam Lindsay Honsinger is a Toronto based writer and teacher. Many of his stories have appeared in literary journals such as Descant, Prism International, Other Voices, the Pottersfi eld Portfolio, and Exile Quarterly. Two of his stories were nominated for the Journey Prize, one of which won Silver at the 2010 National Magazine Awards.