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·Jan 13, 2015

On Doing The Right Thing

In my junior year I saw thirty-five fist fights. They came like some pandemic no one had ever seen, and no one knew what to do. One fight the first day. Five the next. Two days before Christmas break we had two assemblies. They said it was our responsibility to…

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On Doing The Right Thing
On Doing The Right Thing

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Human Parts

·Sep 24, 2013

BB Guns, Gangs, and Other Teenage Rites of Passage

Carl’s parents were divorced before we started first grade. For a few years, before Carl’s dad won a scratch off ticket and no one ever saw him again, I called Carl my best friend. His parents went broke for his affection. That first Christmas, Carl’s mother bought him the Ninja…

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BB Guns, Gangs, and Other Teenage Rites of Passage
BB Guns, Gangs, and Other Teenage Rites of Passage

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·Aug 26, 2013

On Working at Barnes and Noble

It had been twelve years, and I swore I would never work retail again. There was $11 left in my wallet. I had no food. I had a couple cigarettes. The plan wasn’t working. I went to the bar and found Kelly. I told her everything. That I smelled because…

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On Working at Barnes and Noble
On Working at Barnes and Noble
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·Jul 17, 2013

Circa Tabac

It’s a bar called Circa Tabac and I first read about it when an author I don’t really like, Nick Tosches, called it “the last bar.” I don’t know where I read Nick Tosches saying that. Maybe Esquire. Circa Tabac is a cigarette bar, and until Tosches brought it to…

Hands

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Circa Tabac
Circa Tabac
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