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Vince Gotera

Poetry

Autumn 1991

Halloween 1963

By Vince Gotera

Ricky Chang swept Edgewood Lanewith his Johnny Seven assault rifle—single shot, rapid fire, grenade launcher, bazooka, breakaway pistol, and who can remember what else? In khakis and bush hat, little […]