Junior Careers
Piltdownlad #3
28 pages / $2 or trade
Even though I grew up in New Hampshire ,
I totally relate to this zine about a teenaged door-to-door candy salesman
trying to scrape a few bucks together in the San
Gabriel Valley (California ). I remember
my numerous preadolescent misadventures peddling Grit Magazine and other
various sundries in my small neighborhood. In Junior Careers, Kelly recalls in vivid detail interactions with the
bossman, customers, and how he wanted to escape from home and make some cash at
the same time. There are incidents with tough bullies, police seeking permits,
drunks, and other candy salesmen. Kelly’s direct writing style draws the reader
into the scene and immerses you in that time and place – I can almost feel the
sidewalks beneath my feet & hear the bossman growling. Now if I only had
some chocolate seashells…
1 comment:
Thanks for the review. The zip code should be 90086. I think my rubber stamp can be a bit illegible sometimes.
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