“Ghostword” is inspired by Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s, A Fool’s Life, written on June 20, 1927, during the three hours of his suicide.A cycle of life experiences separates each section beginning with birth, then moving into adulthood and then death transforming the collection into the next world. This collection is a necessary work, as the author examines the conflicts in his life as a gay [Native American] growing up on a reservation.