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Said Sayrafiezadeh has been hailed by Philip Gourevitch as “a masterful storyteller working from deep in the American grain”. His new collection of stories are set in a contemporary America full of the kind of emotionally bruised characters familiar to fans of Denis Johnson and George Saunders. These are people contending with internal struggles - a son’s fractured relationship with his father, the death of a mother, the loss of a job, drug addiction - even as they are battered by the larger, often invisible, economic and political forces of American society.

It's harder than ever being a teenager today. You acquire so many labels from home, school, and especially social media. At the touch of a button, you have access to hundreds of voices trying to influence the way you shape your Identity. The temptation to buy into brands and use those images as an identity is real. The fact remains: We all have only one, God-given Identity, and it is our personal responsibility to nurture it into a positive Identity in Jesus Christ.