May 22, 2017
by Geoff Shannon
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We sleep in the smaller bedroom on the second floor, the one just at the end of the staircase. The windows in the room face toward the east, and in the morning, unless the blinds are fully closed, the … Continue reading
March 5, 2017
by Geoff Shannon
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“I spent $500 on the fifth horse, in the sixth race. I think his name was Chips Ahoy.” -The Hold Steady Trusty Friend, My father’s childhood home, is located off of Baltimore-Washington Parkway at the MD I-175 exit, where Howard … Continue reading
January 12, 2016
by Geoff Shannon
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“This is where I’ve known people since I was a child. This is an enormous asset. I can’t imagine living without this asset, of being friends with people I went to the first grade with. And we’ve stayed in … Continue reading
September 12, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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Once or twice a year, I buy a roundtrip bus ticket and spend a long weekend living out of my Aunt Frankie’s New York City apartment. It’s located on 87th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a block … Continue reading
March 26, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
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“[New Orleans] is capable of moments unlike any moments you’ll ever experience in life…Lots of American places used to make things. Detroit used to make cars. Baltimore used to make steel and ships. New Orleans still makes something. It makes … Continue reading
March 11, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
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“I’m made of Tennessee sipping whiskey and creative snobbery myself.” — Geoff Shannon