{"product_id":"ace-theory","title":"Ace Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ryan Fitzpatrick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Book*hug, 2026-10-27\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurrent opinion always holds asexuality to be invisible. Hence the notion of a happy, gentle, jubilant asexuality is never to be found in any text. Where are we to read it, then?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this revelatory essay-in-fragments, critically acclaimed poet Ryan Fitzpatrick works through the ways in which they have interfaced with a sexual world as an asexual person. Often defined as the orientation of those who don't experience sexual attraction, asexuality is tied to a shared logic wherein our lives are shaped by sex, by romance, by economic and social pressures that determine what a good life looks like.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaping from the eureka-moment of finding the right words to name an unnameable experience, \u003ci\u003eAce Theory\u003c\/i\u003e upends rigid definitions by turning over the pieces of a supposedly broken life. Through intellectual analysis, cultural criticism, and personal reflection, Fitzpatrick tangles with the trenchant knot of compulsory sexuality, putting a squeeze on the many pressures that make asexual people feel like they simply don't fit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50500379771049,"sku":"PHBK-9781771669900","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/21742783482818.jpg?v=1790798002","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/ace-theory","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}