"I have not chosen to be ill, I don't think, but in a curious way I have decided to spend my time wishing I lived some other place, had some other life. Always just slightly discontented, searching for safety, and remembering. And always to return to the quiet and familiarity of Charlotte; I have found comfort in her steadiness, her selective certainty. Choosing this queer life with her I have chosen, at least, not to be alone."
This elegiac novel, first published in 1991, tells the story of small-town friendship, longing, and the impact of AIDS on a young gay writer's now-fleeting artistic ambition. In prose that is both poetic and uncompromising, Huston's work brings a life from the margins to the forefront like no other novel from an era of overwhelming prejudice, fear, and powerful resilience.
"A fascinating and touching study of an intimate, obsessive relationship. For all its subdued and sad elements, Remember Me is a thoroughly hopeful and compelling story about the mysteries and boundaries of friendship and love." -Dorothy Allison, Bastard Out of Carolina
"Remember Me is part of the mosaic of literary responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, one worthy of a place of honor." -John McIntyre, Literary Hub
Bo Huston (1959 - 1993) was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. A three-time Lambda Literary Award nominee, he was the author of two novels and two short story collections. A columnist for the San Francisco Bay Times, he was involved in the initial formation of the LGBT literary conference Out/Write and participated in the first March on Washington, DC. Huston received his HIV diagnosis in 1988 and, in diminishing health, orchestrated his own exit on May 24th, 1993.
