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Benjamin Gilchrist

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Benjamin Gilchrist is a first-time author and an attorney licensed in Minnesota. It has always been his dream to write and publish a book. Ben wrote his debut novel, The Last Before, during his last year of law school as a way to cope with the stress of school and the pandemic. What started as a hobby quickly turned into an obsession. While other students read ahead and formed study groups, Ben wrote and re-wrote this book. Ben graduated from the University of St. Thomas School of Law with honors and passed the Minnesota bar exam. Ben resides in Charleston, South Carolina with his girlfriend Ris and their two cats. He spends his time surfing, reading, and of course, working on his next novel.

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“When mom and dad went to war the only prisoners they took were the children”
― PAT CONROY(AUTHOR)

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“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.”
― Pat Conroy

tags: journey, travel

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“A story untold could be the one that kills you.”
― Pat Conroy

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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.”
― Oscar Wilde

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