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The Hint of a Smile
Her fingers bunched up a part of my shirt, like she was in need of something to cling to. The sky approached a darker shade of blue overhead. The…
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Live for that look
I’m dancing on the chair again. My clothes are on this time. The groove has my feet moving and my spine tingling. I know Troy just called and asked me…
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Death Wish on Acid
"It's all good dog!"
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This is how we do it
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With Intent to Sell and Smoke
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Live for that look
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Rather Than to Be
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One Night on Coward Knob
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David Joy examines Those We Thought We Knew
The author's fifth novel releases in August 2023
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With Intent to Sell and Smoke
It was the end for me but only the beginning for Number 4
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Reflecting on David Joy
A look back at the author's first four novels
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A brief glimpse of inner struggle
Looking back at a practice that kept me alive
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One Night on Coward Knob
Laurel’s face is next to my shoulder. I know she’s only one person but the fractals have started and I see several of her. Each one is outlined in black…
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Rather Than to Be
An excerpt from my Greensboro fiction project.
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This is how we do it
A trip outside Greensboro in 2015 leads to musical bliss
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