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Three Orphan Tales

Three Orphan Tales

From the cutting room floor.

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Christopher Schwarz
Mar 07, 2023
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How does this photo of a router plane relate to the following three stories? I have no damn clue.

When I write a book, I often jot down short stories that I know are connected to the book’s overall narrative. But I haven’t yet figured out how they are linked (or I’ve somehow forgotten).

So I write them down so they are handy.

“Oh yes, the story of getting shot with a paintball on the tip of my John Thomas is exactly what I need for this section of the book on gripping a chisel. Or playing the piccolo.”

The following three stories are ones that are unlikely to find a part in “The American Peasant.” But they required great effort to write. And so I present them here, like an band’s EP of B-sides.

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