Rex Ogle's FREE LUNCH and PUNCHING BAG are spectacular autobiographical accounts of Ogle's childhood. Now I'm recommending ROAD HOME in which Ogle tells the rocky road he traveled when he came out to his father.
After living for years with an abusive mother and stepfather, Rex has been living with his father. He's about to start college when he decides it is time to be honest with his family. He has lived through years of confusion and is ready to admit he is gay. This news is not what his father wants to here. Rex is told he has 24 hours to retract this news, or he is going to be kicked out.
Rex realizes he must be true to himself. He packs his bags and drives away in his truck, leaving life with his father, stepmother, and siblings behind. He heads for New Orleans hoping to be able to stay with a guy he recently met.
Russell is quite a bit older than Rex, but he welcomes Rex into his home. He shows Rex the sights and tells him he can stay. Russell also introduces Rex into the world of what it means to be a gay male.
Looking for a job and trying to figure out how he can continue his plans to attend college all turn out to be dead ends. The longer Rex stays with Russell the more uncomfortable the situation becomes. When he decides to leave, he is faced with being homeless and living on the streets.
Author Rex Ogle bares his soul as he recounts a time in his life that shaped him into the person he is today. ROAD HOME relates Ogle's story in personal, gritty, unvarnished prose.
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