About No Permanent Scars:
Cleveland author and high school teacher Michael Hemery returns to his roots to illuminate an honest working-class existence in his book No Permanent Scars (292 pp., Silenced Press, $16), a collection of nonfiction stories that offers both the sober realities of class discrimination and the humor and love of family. Intertwined with serious issues such as suicide, alcoholism, abuse, religion, and immigration, Hemery also endures a painfully slow and often naive coming of age (for instance, in college, he once mistook an obvious prostitute for an office supply store employee). The essays are thematically grouped into six main categories, each of which is centered on a revelation that extends beyond the personal. Whether a reader is working class or not, a wide-range of readers will be able to appreciate and identify with the universal voice in the book as the author struggles to come to terms with both the past and the responsibilities of the future.
Available on Amazon.
Praise for NPS: