I write poetic texts that merge forms to capture the essence of what it means to be alive today.

Current Projects

  • Boys In Bed is a Memoir by Peter S Petraila

    Boys In Bed

    Boys in Bed: A Recollection Of Almost Everything is a poetic memoir that speaks to anyone who wants to believe in the power of forgiveness.

    Over the course of thirty-five chapters, I chronicle what it was like growing up gay in the 70s and 80s and maturing through the 90s and 2000s. The pieces are funny, dark, and poignant. They explore the unreliability of memory, the way personal stories are shaped by the strange alchemical mix of what happened to us, and how we choose to respond to our histories; the depths desire can take us in search of meaning.

  • It's My Pleasure is a novel by Peter S Petralia

    It's My Pleasure

    It’s My Pleasure is a new novel about Frank, the only son of a family falling apart in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

    We follow Frank’s journey from the swamps of Florida to New York City and eventually a cabin in the woods, as he figures out how to wield his superpower.

    That superpower: pleasing others.

-Editorial review comments from literary agent.

“You’ve captured here the way in which self-reckoning can evolve into reconciliation, both with oneself and others. This was a very moving reading experience for me and I’m grateful to have seen these pages.”