Openly Sam

Sam Collier's world turns upside down when Pierce, his first love, dies. Pierce was the only person who had ever known the real Sam, and now Sam must face life without him.

To everyone watching, Sam seems fortunate. His mother is a well-known film star, and he has loyal friends. Privately, though, he is pretending to be someone he is not, and that pretense is starting to give way. He worries about what his sexuality could mean for him, for his friends, and for his family. He wonders whether it might be easier to keep acting the part he has scripted for himself.

Still grieving, Sam has to decide where to go next. Will he retreat into the protective barriers he has so carefully built, or will he face his fears, live honestly as himself, and try to let go and start again?