La obra de Michael Barakiva explora temas profundos de pérdida y perspectiva, investigando la necesidad humana fundamental de la narración como bálsamo para el dolor y la pena. Su escritura, a menudo nacida de la experiencia personal, transforma los desafíos personales en narrativas convincentes. Se mueve con fluidez entre la adaptación de obras clásicas y la creación de piezas originales, con un enfoque notable en temas YA LGBTQ, mostrando un enfoque versátil y profundamente humanista hacia la literatura.
Ethan is everything Alek wishes he were: confident, free-spirited, and irreverent. He can't believe a guy this cool wants to be his friend. And before long, it seems like Ethan wants to be more than friends. Alek has never thought about having a boyfriend - he's barely ever had a girlfriend but maybe it's time to think again.