BWoke

By George Graziani

bwoke is a collection of five stories about love, identity, and the fragile space between perception and truth.

Spanning continents and generations, its characters are flawed, searching, and unforgettable-each confronting the stories they tell themselves and the histories they inherit.

A frugal Canadian family stretches beyond its means for an all-inclusive vacation, discovering that real wealth lies in connection, not appearances.

A Chinese anglophile, captivated by the 18th-century Qing dynasty, becomes entangled with a North Toronto family and their troubled son, as echoes of the past ripple into the present.

An anxious Russian immigrant struggles to adapt to life in Don Mills while trying to understand her changed father and his enigmatic partner.

Two mothers in the Middle East pursue their missing sons, driven by fierce love and supported by quiet faith, in a fractured land and a time that seems to defy them.

Two artists in rural Ontario step off-grid into the confederacy of a Mohawk chief and an Onondaga Clan Mother, where history, identity, and expectations collide.

Moving across past and present, these stories shift perspective, challenge assumptions, and ask what it truly means to see another human being.

bwoke is intimate yet expansive-inviting readers to look beyond labels and experience the shared humanity that binds us all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 106741181X
• ISBN13: 9781067411817
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: George Graziani
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"