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Samuel Peterson

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Samuel Peterson is an artist and writer who uses forms of memoir as a political and life-saving gesture. The life he saves is his own.

"Readers often ask me how I could write about the extremely intimate and challenging experience that was being a transgender heroin addict on the men's ward in the south. For me, the question is 'how could I not!?'"

He currently lives in Durham, NC.

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Average rating: 4.29 · 35 ratings · 11 reviews · 2 distinct works

	TRUNKY (transgender junky): A Memoir of Institutionalization & Southern Hospitality 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

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