I Cheerfully Refuse - I am BARRY HESS
I know now I was grieving something , the death of an ambition. I started attending reading events at Green Apple Books, my local bookstore, because it was something I liked in grad school, and I had to get myself out of the house. Going to those events was (is) a way of traveling without moving; they have afforded me an incredibly valuable... See more
Alex Clemente P. • What Writing (and you) Have Given Me

The best novella I’ve ever read in my life is easily Train Dreams by Denis Johnson. Though the tale is grim, there’s a spiritual warmth to it, which is conveyed by Denis Johnson’s beautiful, rhythmic prose, that leaves me feeling optimistic each time I finish reading the last page. #bestnovella #bestbooks #denisjohnson #traindreams #books
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