It's A Mack Thing

By Patrick MacCork

*It's a Mack Thing* is a searing, no-holds-barred memoir by Patrick MacCork, who pulls readers into the raw and painful reality of growing up invisible. Abandoned by a father who was never there, and often left behind by a mother lost in her own world, MacCork was forced to grow up fast--or be swallowed whole by the silence. At 17, he fell into the grip of drugs--not for fun, but for escape. For relief. For something that felt like control. Behind closed doors, he was also wrestling with a truth that could shatter everything: he was queer in a world that taught him to be ashamed. Every day was a performance. Every smile, a lie. Every breath, a fight. But the deepest wounds came from home. Instead of love, he found blame. Instead of comfort, cruelty. His own family--those meant to protect him--turned cold, distant, and hateful when he needed them most. *It's a Mack Thing* is a gut-punch of a memoir, drenched in heartbreak but lit by defiance. It's about the masks we wear to survive--and the devastating cost of finally taking them off.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5NXG7J3
• ISBN13: 9798280403963
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 203 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"