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"ALL HAIL, JACK AND JIM"

"ALL HAIL, JACK AND JIM"

Some mentors have a major influence, while others serve as supporting cast. In my decision to become a writer, two men played key roles.

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“ALL HAIL, JACK AND JIM”

Some mentors have a major influence, while others serve as supporting cast. In my decision to become a writer, two men played key roles. The first is famous. The other is unknown, except to his family and devoted friends, of which I was one.

            Jack Kerouac inspired me unlike any other author I had ever read. It wasn’t so…

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