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Breakups are hard. But sometimes they are the best option.
Writing a letter to his newly ex-country, award-winning teacher, author, poet, and activist Benjamin Gorman explains why he's leaving America, and the reason is not what one would first guess. Packed with insights, sprinkled with humor, and delivered with courage and humility, this breakup letter feels like an opportunity to eavesdrop on the painful end of a relationship, offering an opportunity for others to emotionally prepare themselves for their own variations on the same experience. Clearly sincere in his hope that he's wrong, Gorman gives us a chance to take steps in case the United States gets even half as bad as he predicts and offers some valuable tips about different ways to weather the coming storm.
Benjamin Gorman
Benjamin Gorman (he/him) is an award-winning teacher, political activist, author, poet, and the publisher at Not a Pipe Publishing. He's also the host of the Tilting at Windmills podcast and the editor of the Antifa Lit Journal. His novels are The Sum of Our Gods, Corporate High School, The Digital Storm: A Science Fiction Reimagining of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and The Convention of Fiends trilogy beginning with Book 1: Don't Read This Book, continuing in Book 2: You Were Warned, and concluding in Book 3: You People Are Monsters. He's also written two poetry collections, When She Leaves Me and This Uneven Universe, and one non-fiction book, Dear America: A Breakup Letter. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Chrys, their wolf, Havoc, and the puppies, Merry and Pippin.
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