The Suburban Prisoner

How suburban living can shackle you to materialism, superficiality and lifestyle snobbery

Frank Racioppi
Nov 4 · 8 min read

Help! I’m a prisoner. That’s right. I’ve been trapped in this hellhole for more than 40 years. Like other famous prisoners — The Prisoner of Zenda, Nelson Mandela and Sidney Charton, I remain vigilant in my quest for freedom from my bondage, although the prospects are pretty good that I’ll spend the rest of my life in this prison.

Like a political prisoner entombed in the hideous French prison, the Bastille, I toil away…

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