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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Both Ways Home

Both Ways Home

Duncan, James

Paperback

General Fiction

ISBN13: 9798218080334
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Sep 23 2022
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In these 80 poems and 12 short stories, James Duncan explores his two hometowns of Albany, NY and San Antonio, TX, the allure of each as strong as magnetic poles as he crosses the vast American landscape to one or the other in search of work, love, friends, and futures unwritten. Marquee lights, Halloween nights, and familiar neighborhood cafes populate the poems, while the stories range from biographical to quiet studies of those struggling to make ends meet and discover their own paths forward in each city. In Bring Your Son, a mother contemplates how her divorce might affect her little boy's future; in Little Victory Diner, a runaway works off his meal by washing dishes and bonds with a lonely waitress; a search for a mother's grave in the Texas heat goes awry in Empty Spaces; and in Dominion, a young girl lost in the outskirts of a wealthy rural community learns who to trust and who to leave behind as the lights of San Antonio guide her to a future where she is in control of her own destiny. This vibrant, heartfelt collection beautifully connects two hometowns, and James H Duncan masterfully brings to life the people and places dear to him. As readers, we are lucky to be going along for the ride and to make it home safely, caked in the stardust of daydream believers driving over the horizon, in love with everything that surrounds us. - Kevin Ridgeway, author of Invasion of the Shadow People

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