Road Home

By: Rex Ogle

Narrated by: Ramón De Ocampo

One hot summer afternoon, Rex Ogle’s sexuality is found out and his father gives him an ultimatum: you can be gay, or you can live here, but not both—and you have twenty-four hours to decide. Rex desperately hopes for a reprieve that doesn’t come, and the following day, he leaves. With no place to go, he drives to New Orleans, where he has the phone number of a man he met briefly and kissed once.

This is a story of coming out, a first love that turns to betrayal, assault, and homelessness. Road Home vividly depicts a teenager falling through the net of family and society into a world of hunger, danger, and despair, and reaching a moment of desperate choice on a highway bridge above the Mississippi River. But this is also a story of survival. Intimate, honest, and compelling, it joins Rex Ogle’s award-winning memoirs Free Lunch and Punching Bag in mapping a young adulthood scarred by trauma and illuminated by strength and compassion.

©2024 Rex Ogle (P)2024 Recorded Books

Beautifully sad

Rex lived quite a sad life but pulled himself up and became a hero. I’m glad he shared his stories for those who could benefit from what he went through.

Wonderful Author

Excellent story telling. Really makes you think how lucky we are. Die a young boy coming out as gay. Can be very scary and with no support can be life threatening

Thanks Rex, Now I'm Crying

I cried a LOT during the last few chapters. This is so well written and performed.

Fine work by both once again.

Both Rex and Ramon are in top form, as always. Will be sure to check out more from both of them. Ramon, once again, does an excellent job at voice inflections and emotions, and Rex's writing is top notch.

Moving Story

I liked the raw storytelling and descriptive creativity. Beautiful, moving story that helped me to relate more to a different perspective, and made me empathize even more with young, homeless youth.