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A Mixed Collection Of Work By Kent Anderson Is A Powerful Narrative Of Uncomfortable Circumstances.
By Jim Carvalho
Liquor, Guns, & Ammo, by Kent Anderson (Dennis
McMillan Publications). Cloth, $30.
I m just white trash who got tough and lucky.another guy who
rides the bus nothing more, nothing less. Only difference is
that I got the words to write about it. from the introduction to Liquor, Guns, & Ammo
KENT ANDERSON GOT tough and lucky in the Merchant Marine,
in the Green Berets, and as a street cop in Portland and Oakland.
And his widely acclaimed novels
Sympathy for the Devil,
based on his experiences in war, and
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Have you heard it? “I can’t wait to get out of this town and never come back.”
Most often, the sentiment is voiced by teenagers and most often, they are referring to the only town they’ve ever lived in. Still, they somehow know that anywhere would be better than where they are. They almost always manage to leave. I don’t know what the stats reveal for those who truly never return, but occasionally, adults who left their hometown in their late teens or early twenties drift back. On purpose.
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