


These confessional stories explore the many facets of one man’s identity with warmth and honesty, painting a fascinating picture of rough childhood escapades and tentative debauchery.įitzgerald reveals layer after layer of his life throughout the essays: growing up in a dysfunctional family ( "My parents were married when they had me, just to different people.") his experiences with faith and the Catholic church his undying love for bars and drinking culture a stint in a BDSM porn compound how a search for purpose landed him smuggling medical supplies into Burma and his never-ending battle with body dysmorphia. Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional (2022) is a collection of biographical essays on self-discovery by Brooklyn-based writer Isaac Fitzgerald.
