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Brian Sousa is the author of the novel-in-stories Almost Gone and his fiction and poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. He teaches at Boston College, edits the music and culture online magazine Mule Variations, and plays guitar in the band Ocean*Transfer.

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	Almost Gone: A Novel-In-Stories by Brian Sousa (Goodreads Author), Frank X. Gaspar ( Author of introduction, etc.) 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Writers of the Portuguese Diaspora in the United States and Canada: An Anthology by Luis Gonçalves (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carlo Matos (Goodreads Author) (Editor), George Monteiro (Preface) 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings	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
	Almost Gone 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	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
	Nem Cá Nem Lá: Portugal e América do Norte Entre Escritas by Teresa F.A. Alves (Editor), Rui Zink (Introduction), Margarida Vale de Gato (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Almost Gone: A Novel in Stories (Portuguese in the Americas Series Book 20) by Brian Sousa (Goodreads Author), Frank X. Gaspar (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Donnie the Dancing Dolphin: Donnie teaches Sandy to dance. by Brian Sousa (Goodreads Author), Carey Gata (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	[Almost Gone: A Novel in Stories] (By: Brian Sousa) [published: March, 2013] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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This Dream of You - An Essay on Finally Seeing Bob Dylan

People tell me it's a sin
To know and feel too much within

Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks is playing on my stereo, and I’m blowing the dust off of old photos, and paging through the weathered journals that I find next to them.

In short, I am packing. We are moving.

When I look through my tattered diaries, the words dig into my palms. It’s funny: the paragraphs and lines provide snapshots of my life Read more of this blog post »

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California Fire and Life

by Don Winslow (Goodreads Author)

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