My roads diverging, by Steve Almond
Meditative Story
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I Choose to Live in El Paso, Texas
The sierra madres, they may be mountains you know well, or like me, not at all. Either way, let your mind flow into an imagination of what they are like,. The colors, the views, the sense of space. I do not write hard hitting news stories. Instead, i write weird feature stories about the local lard factory and mad professors who hunt scorpions with ultra violet lamps. It takes a few years, but at last i summon the courage to pursue a master's degree in creative writing. My debut novel accepted for publication after 30 years of failed attempts revolves around emigration and life on the southern border. And though i can't quite see myself at age
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