"Collect Call to My Mother" follows Lori Horvitz’s experiences as a queer Jewish New Yorker living in the South, looking for love in the internet age. Each of her turbulent trysts helps unearth the roots of her poor judgment: a chaotic upbringing, compounded by her mother’s emotional distance and early death. In these essays exploring themes of love, family, and grief, Horvitz gradually embraces who she is and finds a healthy, long-term relationship.