Lori Clark asked Rick Skwiot:

Given the tension in North St. Louis right now (Ferguson) this is timely, indeed. I see you were born in STL, do you still reside here?

Rick Skwiot Hi, Lori. Thanks for following my reviews, etc. ... I live now in Key West but spent most of my adult life in St. Louis and visit frequently. On Thursday, January 22, I will be doing a reading and signing at STL Books in Kirkwood.... I spent my early years on the East Side, which I recount in my childhood memoir "Christmas at Long Lake." Later we moved to North St. Louis County, just five or ten minutes from the scene of the latest arson and rioting.

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