In Search of Gumption

In Search of Gumption

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America, America

America, America

A 3 min Gumption Independence Day Special

Jul 04, 2024
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Memorial Day was when I got fired.

July 4th in 2019 is when left it all behind. It is the day I put my shit in the car for the first time, and drove up North, without a plan.

The Bay Area fireworks paraded my departure from the default world.

America sometimes loves me with poetic notions such as that. That’s why I love her, not to mention her vast lan…

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