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SUMMARY:Never Fine: Joseph Lezza In Conversation with Greg Mania (in person event & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:In I’m Never Fine\, a collage memoir of essays and poetry\, Joseph Lezza shouts in the dark from the backseat of a stranger’s car\, a ditch on the Italian coast\, a forest outside the arctic\, and from the bottom of a shaving cream can.  \nWhen Joseph caught himself wishing necrotizing skin infections upon unhurried retirees in the self checkout lane\, and fantasized about loud-talking commuters making quick friends with the underside of a steamroller\, he began to wonder if he was fine.  \nOf all the things Joseph Lezza could have been\, he certainly wasn’t fine.  \nThe “fine” he’d adopted watching his father succumb to cancer was beginning to wane. It could no longer be used as a shield to melt the face off of anyone who dared inquire. All the “fines” prophesized in every article\, every book\, and every inspirational meme-courtesy of every armchair expert with a pulse and internet connection-had lost their value.  \nWhen Joseph realized he was facing a future that would find him standing over the carcass of an overzealous Costco greeter\, one thing became clear: moving on required looking back.  \nThis memoir is an autopsy of perceived missteps\, a conclusion to unfinished conversations\, and a reframing of flawed judgments through the eyes of a young man in search of a feeling.  \nCopies of I’m Never Fine will be available to purchase at the Bureau.   \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming at YouTube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @bgsqd. \n  \nJoseph Lezza is a writer in New York\, NY. Holding an MFA in creative writing from The University of Texas at El Paso\, he is a 2021 finalist for the Prize Americana in Prose. His work has been featured in\, among others\, Occulum\, Variant Literature\, The Hopper\, Stoneboat Literary Journal\, West Trade Review\, and Santa Fe Writers Project. His debut memoir in essays\, I’m Never Fine: Scenes and Spasms on Loss\, is out February 2023 from Vine Leaves Press.  \n  \nGreg Mania is a writer\, comedian\, and award-winning screenwriter based in New York City. His words have been published in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, Vanity Fair\, HuffPost\, Oprah Daily\, PAPER\, among other international online and print platforms. His debut memoir\, Born to Be Public\, is out now from CLASH Books. \n 
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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