Summary

In “Aji Recording: How Will I Go,” Rajiv records, transcribes, and translates one of Aji’s songs.

In “Eh Bhai,” Rajiv writes a prose poem about his family’s accusations, judgment, and rejection.

In “A Family Outing, Alternative Ending 1,” Rajiv imagines his time in New York differently. He imagines Clarice calling Pua and telling her she saw Rajiv bring a lover home. He imagines the family interrogating Jake about Rajiv’s sexuality, and Jake calling him an antiman. He imagines Auntie Sonia telling everyone not to “worry about it” (141). However, the rest of the family “hemmed and hawed” (143).

In “A Family Outing, Alternative Ending 2,” while visiting his family in Canada, Jake’s parents interrogated him about Rajiv’s sexuality after hearing he had “brought this guy into [their] house” (145). Jake would admit the truth...