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My dad used to call me ‘the dreamer.’ He was right.

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Random Rules’ kicks off ‘American Water,’ and from its opening line – ‘In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection’ – you know you’re in for something strange and special.

Sometimes I think ‘The Wire’ said it all, and I might as well not write any more crime novels.

April 29, 2024

Sometimes I think ‘The Wire’ said it all, and I might as well not write any more crime novels.

April 29, 2024

Random Rules’ kicks off ‘American Water,’ and from its opening line – ‘In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection’ – you know you’re in for something strange and special.

My dad used to call me ‘the dreamer.’ He was right.

George Pelecanos

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Random Rules’ kicks off ‘American Water,’ and from its opening line – ‘In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection’ – you know you’re in for something strange and special.

Sometimes I think ‘The Wire’ said it all, and I might as well not write any more crime novels.

Sometimes I think ‘The Wire’ said it all, and I might as well not write any more crime novels.

Random Rules’ kicks off ‘American Water,’ and from its opening line – ‘In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection’ – you know you’re in for something strange and special.

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