Disco Witches of Fire Island

A Novel

352 pages

English language

Published 2025 by Crooked Lane Books.

ISBN:
979-8-89242-239-0
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Good but not Great

The AIDS pandemic is the bigger context in this book. It's a theme that makes me feel queasy and uncomfortable. I've seen people get sick, people die, but also people living with it and carrying on with their lives. I'm thankful that things have been improving over the years, but I can't help getting worried or scared sometimes, and reading related stories triggers the fear and makes me nostalgic and sad. As I kept making progress in the story I realized that the context made the life and personalities of the characters shine brighter, and a lot more interesting. How do Disco Witches keep on living with death always threatening? The story starts with Joe, the protagonist, having lost his boyfriend to the virus. He lives on and eventually meets Ronnie, a wishful thinker who becomes his best friend. Ronnie convinces Joe to leave his job and go with him …