Jimmy Cajoleas grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned his MFA from the University of Mississippi and now lives in Brooklyn.John Gee’s Vision
The night my best friend’s mom killed herself, I was eighteen and home for the Christmas holidays. I got the call (simple, whispered: my mom is dead, can you please come over?) and drove to his house. I was surprised at the cop cars, at yellow crime scene tape. I thought it...
