A group of eleven people, including a drag performer with bright orange hair and makeup, pose for a photo on a stage with purple and blue lighting. The background features a screen displaying the text 'Capital City Pride' and a QR code. The group includes men and women of diverse ages, some smiling and dressed casually, others in more formal or colorful attire, standing on a patterned rug.

Elias and fellow speakers at the Capital City Pride event in Des Moines, Iowa.

A large drag queen with voluminous curly orange hair and makeup, standing next to a smiling man in a blue suit and red tie, at an indoor event.

Elias and Loretta Stone spoke about their addictions, self destruction and the power of naming pain to invoke change.

A small teal-colored free little library box with a black roof, mounted on a wooden post, containing books. The door has black hinges and a handle. Behind it, there is a chain-link fence and a house with trees in the background, suggesting a park or yard setting in fall or winter.

Small wooden library box on a post filled with books, including a black and white book cover titled "Dreams Are for the Dead" by S. Elias W Sharp, located in a yard with grass and trees in the background.

A small colorful wooden library structure, painted blue and yellow, with books visible inside. It is in a grassy area with buildings and cars in the background.

In a commitment to making books more accessible, Elias donated 125 advance copies of his memoir to Little Free Libraries throughout the Midwest, distributing 25 books each in Des Moines, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; Wichita, Kansas; and Peoria, Illinois.

Black and white portrait of a young man with light hair, sitting on a leather chair, wearing a suit jacket and an open-collared shirt, in a studio setting with a plain background.

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