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July 23, 2016

The Paper Route

I don’t think Mom delivered papers much longer after that night, but it was definitely the most punk rock thing I had ever seen. Continue reading

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March 15, 2011

Kaffir Boy

I just finished reading “Kaffir Boy” by Mark Mathabane and let me tell you: wow. I actually cried at the end. Tears of joy, mind you. A friend of mine read it when he was in high school and never turned it back in. I guess you could call that stealing? Regardless, the theft was Continue reading

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September 20, 2009

A Girl Named Zippy

I just finished reading “A Girl Named Zippy” by Haven Kimmel and really enjoyed it. It’s a collection of memoirs from her childhood in a very small Indiana town. Zippy’s friends reminds me of my friends growing up and how all we’d do is ride bikes and get in trouble. Her father, a man of Continue reading

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