James W Jennings

"June Papers is a twenty-eight- year-old MFA grad with a felony record, 'the classic young, Black and gifted American misfit.' He's also a substitute teacher. He's also homeless. With dreams of becoming a writer, June endures a host of trials and dilemmas as he reluctantly realizes mentoring and teaching might actually be a path forward for him. Wings of Red is driven by June's unique narrative style, a propulsive voice that intimately and vulnerably...