Why We Pray

By Ryan Stroud

Why We Pray is a transgressive memoir about one man's descent into the world that lurks beneath the one most people know. Told through a collection of short stories, it traverses a juvenile detention center, the presidential honor guard, the sex and drug underground, and beyond. Absurdly tragic, darkly funny, and unflinchingly honest, Stroud weaves a raw and mesmerizing account of personal transcendence in a world where nothing is as it seems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6NXC7NQ
• ISBN13: 9798996095100
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Hermetica Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"