My Life in Heavy Metal: Stories

Steve Almond’s collection My Life in Heavy Metal presents twelve passionate stories about young men and women navigating relationships in an era without innocence. These powerful and resonant stories explore love, lust, and connection in a fragmented world.

The title story follows an El Paso newspaper clerk who becomes entangled in a torrid affair with a Mexican-American woman after being drawn to the primal music of local heavy metal bands. In “Geek Player, Love Slayer,” a thirty-three-year-old woman harbors a secret crush on her office computer repairman, which is unleashed at an after-work party with unexpected consequences. The stories capture the moments when passion ignites and fades into pain and longing.

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