Things I Like about America: Personal NarrativesPoe Ballantine’s risky, personal essays are populated with odd jobs, eccentric characters, boarding houses, buses, and beer. He takes us along on his Greyhound journey through small town America (including a detour to Mexico) exploring what it means to be human. Written with piercing intimacy and self-effacing humor, Ballantine’stories provide entertainment, social commentary, and completely compelling slices of life. |
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Contents
Shes Got Barney Rubble Eyes | 15 |
Failure of a Man Named Love | 51 |
Where the Rain Belongs | 67 |
Never and Nowhere | 87 |
A Piano Player Enters the Room | 101 |
Bingo Clock | 115 |
How I Lost My Mind and Other Adventures | 129 |
La Calidad de la Vida | 149 |
An Unfamiliar Form of Solitaire | 161 |
Things I Like About America | 181 |
Estrellita | 213 |
Poe Ballantine | 223 |
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