Anthony Ramirez

Where He Lay Down Anthony Ramirez

Though not without a little effort, Grayson has always known exactly who he is. Intelligent, witty, often drunk, Jewish, and deaf. These are the pieces of himself that Grayson cannot deny. From the moment he first heard his mother say his name at 4-years-old until the day he graduated with his master's degree and became a physician assistant, his sense of self has been unwavering. That is until Grayson moves to Willsboro to begin his career, where he meets Aidan, a nerdy engineer and friend of his roommate's. Suddenly everything Grayson thought he knew about himself is called into question. With an inability to focus on his work and a pestering pang in his chest he experiences every time Aidan is near, Grayson struggles to understand why life won't stop throwing hurdles in his path. It was years before he was able to hear for the first time, and years after that before he could speak like everyone else around him. Now, however, he has feelings for another boy, and unlike his deafness, there's no cochlear implant to translate his feelings into something he can understand. With a little help from his best friends Max and Will, as well as his roommate Amelia, Grayson finds himself on a journey of self-discovery to answer the question he isn't even sure he can bring himself to ask: am I gay?