“Fuck hope and all the tiny little towns, one-horse towns, the one-stoplight towns, three-bars country-music jukebox-magic parquet-towns, pressure-cooker pot-roast frozen-peas bad-coffee married-heterosexual towns, crying-kids-in-the-Oldsmobile-beat-your-kid-in the-Thriftway-aisles towns, one-bank one-service-station Greyhound-Bus-stop-at-the-Pepsi-Cafe towns, two-television towns, Miracle Mile towns, Viv's Double Wide Beauty Salon towns, schizophrenic-mother towns, buy-yourself-a-handgun towns, sister-suicide towns, only-Injun's-a-dead-Injun towns, Catholic-Protestant-Mormon-Baptist religious-right five-churches Republican-trickle-down-to-poverty family-values sexual-abuse pro-life creation-theory NRA towns, nervous-mother rodeo-clown-father those little-town-blues towns.”
Quote by Tom Spanbauer
Work
In the City of Shy Hunters
This book delves into the lives of the city's residents, exploring themes of isolation, longing, and the complexities of human relationships amidst an enigmatic urban backdrop. more
Author
Tom Spanbauer
Tom Spanbauer is an American writer known for his distinctive literary style and profound portrayals of the LGBTQ+ community. His works often explore themes of identity, gender, and sexual orientation, earning him praise from readers and critics alike. more
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