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Author: Patrick Cole

Patrick Cole lives in Barcelona and holds a Master’s degree in nautical archaeology. “ABBA, Saturn V, and Your Own Personal French Revolution” is adapted from his manuscript, Notes from a Latchkey Child: How the 1970s Greenlighted My Crazy Childhood, a cultural investigation of the 1970s and a memoir of an offbeat upbringing. His work was published recently in The Boston Globe and his novel Gemini was short-listed for the Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction. His stories and poetry have appeared in numerous publications and twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
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08/08/2022

Getting stuck in the mours

ABBA, Saturn V, and your own personal French Revolution 

by Patrick Cole

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