Earning Tonight's Bread

Malik Rents His Youth At A High Cost Which Seems The Practical Solution To Surviving His Extravagant Lifestyle And The Expenses Of Studying In A Foreign City. Jake Old Enough To Be His Father Can'T Protect Him From His Solitary Delusions Or Offer Him The Home In Sydney He Craves-- And Jake Hides A Past Of Grief. With Each Transaction Malik Gains More Independence The Encounters Of Flesh Becoming Anthologies On His Skin. Will Their Relationship Endure? Guided By The Prophetic Voices Inside His Head He Advances A Personal Philosophy To Counter The Moral Standards Of Monogamy And Resolve The Spiritual Problems Of Urban Living. Meanwhile A Bird Thing Prowls His Sleep And The Social Challenges Of The Work Threaten To Break His Will.