Elegy to a Ravaged Body

Everyone has an obsession, whether it be with the body, art, drugs, or sex. No matter what the obsession, any mental addiction changes the individual. It plagues the mind, creates tremors in the limbs, seizes the tongue, and grasps and pulls until escape is nearly impossible. Meet Ty, overwhelmed by the promise and power of illegal substances; Nathan, tormented by the memory of his first sexual escapade; Marcus, in love with food but afraid to gain weight; Chastity, a suicidal artist who has lost her identity; Anastacia, oppressed by her abusive lover; Phoenix, a religious fanatic willing to sacrifice lives for his Lord; and Cameron, sexually self-destructive and vindictivea]. Seven characters, created in the memory of those who have suffered similarly; seven individual stories, all written as an Elegy to a Ravaged Body.