“Edgar Gomez’s ‘Alligator Tears’ Unveils the Heart-Wrenching Secrets Behind Laughter and Loss”

"Edgar Gomez's 'Alligator Tears' Unveils the Heart-Wrenching Secrets Behind Laughter and Loss"

But Alligator Tears does not end in tragedy. For Edgar and the reader, in equal measure, the arc of history bends not only to justice but to personal redemption, too.

Meet the Contributor
Headshot of a man wearing a straw hat and sunglasses, Brian WatsonBrian Watson is a queer writer whose words have been published in The Audacity’s Emerging Writer series, Wild Roof Journal, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere. They were named a finalist for the 2024 Iron Horse Literary Review long-form essay contest, awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition (for the Memoirs/Personal Essay category), and they share their outlooks on the intersections of Japan and queerness in OUT OF JAPAN, their Substack newsletter.

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