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“World On Fire” Finalist for The PEN Literary Non-Fiction Award

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A World On Fire: Life and Death In A New Orleans Squat is a finalist for the PenUSA literary non-fiction award, but alas did not win.

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The Anniversary of the Tragic Squat Fire – – My Story Is Published in The Boston Review

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A year ago eight young vagabonds perished in a squat fire in New Orleans’ 9th Ward. Who were they? How did they end up in that place on that night? What forces drew them onto the rails, and what did they leave behind? My story, published in The Boston Review today, is an attempt to answer those questions.

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