my first epiphany.

Byron  Gates Jr
Author: Byron Gates Jr
Word Count: 17
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my first epiphany.

...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?

These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available Here

my first epiphany. belongs to the following groups:

Masterpieces: Literary Workshop and WMG

“geeeeeee, i can’t believe i’m five years
old today!”

October 2, 1951

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byron gates jr

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