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About A Burroughs Quote

Some personal backstory on the inspiration behind the project

 

As a child I was a voracious reader. My teachers at school suggested putting me in an accelerated creative writing program, which my parents thought was a great idea. The class was filled mostly with kids who were a lot older than me, and through their friendship I became exposed to alternative literature. They suggested I read “On The Road” by Jack Kerouac, which I fell in love with. 

My family was working class. We rarely had extra money for things if they weren't necessities, but every weekend my dad would drop me off at the used bookstore. He would disappear for an hour or so, and when he returned would buy for me a handful of used paperbacks that I’d picked out. I tried to choose books that weren’t too expensive, knowing

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