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Seven Years In Chicago: A Journey of Growth

Seven Years In Chicago: A Journey of Growth

Love, loss and redemption. Jack navigates life in Chicago after the death of a soulmate.

2024

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John Altamura

Surviving the ‘Week of Weeks’

Survival is not pretty. Sometimes, it is ugly, brutal, and bloody. The battle within, with thyself, often is an endless war.

Jul 12

Surviving the ‘Week of Weeks’

Jul 12

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Medieval Times

You cannot have an ego in love. Love is selfless, love is leading, love is submitting, love is balance.

Jul 8

Medieval Times

Jul 8

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Schoolyards and Chinese Stars

We slowly made our way into a bustling schoolyard, albeit reluctantly, looking back at our mother, who was smoking a cigarette and…

Jul 2

Schoolyards and Chinese Stars

Jul 2

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Greetings and Salutations

There was no way I was going to be able to fit five suitcases in my car. Especially since all of my life’s belongings…

Jul 1

Greetings and Salutations

Jul 1

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Hand Sanitizer

I sat there silently, in a hard utilitarian bucket seat, gazing up at a CRT television in the baggage claim area.

Jun 28

Hand Sanitizer

Jun 28

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New Arrivals, Hopeful Departures

And it’s not like I’ve never flown. I’ve flown plenty of times. It’s just not something I like.

Jun 26

New Arrivals, Hopeful Departures

Jun 26

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Discount Stores

I walked into the discount outlet store and was completely overwhelmed. The store had everything under the sun: clothes, used toys, books..

Jun 24

Discount Stores

Jun 24

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Airplanes in the Night Sky Are Like Shootin’ Stars

The fact that she has been gone for almost six years and deep down, I truly still yearn for her.

Jun 24

Airplanes in the Night Sky Are Like Shootin’ Stars

Jun 24

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Life Lessons, Tennis Sessions

Tennis was in my mind, was a sport for the rich kids. You know, kids who lived in gated communities and had access to country clubs.

Jun 21

Life Lessons, Tennis Sessions

Jun 21

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Mos Eisley Cantina

The Employment Solutions waiting room resembled the Mos Eisley cantina scene from Star Wars.

Jun 20

Mos Eisley Cantina

Jun 20

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John Altamura

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Former New Yorker and Chicagoan. Prolific writer. This blog is a collection of short stories from the past 25 years of my life.

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