On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous NEW Josh Kilmer-Purcell lived a double

Josh Kilmer-Purcell lived a double life

while Mungo works hard to hide his true self from all those around him

Anthony will step down

Bri will finally learn to control her gift

decades later

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous NEW Josh Kilmer-Purcell lived a doubleBy: Ocean Vuong On Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a familys history that began before he was born a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love