Status Updates From A Boy's Own Story (The Edmu...

Racism was profoundly expressed in this work, which byallmean fit the time, but still irk.

"I hypothesized a lover who'd take me away. He'd climb the fir tree outside my window, step into my room and gather me into his arms. What he said or looked like remained indistinct, just a cherishing wraith enveloping me, whose face glowed more and more brightly. His delay in coming went on so long that soon I'd passed from anticipation to nostalgia..."