This short story collection follows a cast of Black Americans and Afro-Latinx living in Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Louisiana, Miami, and beyond. With quiet yet moving prose, McCauley takes the readers on a journey of seeking belonging and securing freedom.

As with most anthologies, some stories left an imprint on me while others didn't. In Torsion, a single mother kidnaps her son from foster care because home is defined by bloodline, even if it smothers her kids. In When Trying to Return Home, a woman who lost her mom feels disconnected from her Latinx heritage and is afraid to speak Spanish; home is where her mother is, and she's lost that forever. In Liberation Day, a nun leaves her covenant and moves in with her sister, for home is not where god is but where love blossoms.

With powerful storytelling, McCauley asks the readers: What is home? How do we find and build one? How do we return?

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