Poe Ballantine
Poe Ballantine
Poe Ballantineis a fiction and nonfiction writer known for his novels and especially his essays, many of which appear in The Sun. His second novel, Decline of the Lawrence Welk Empire, won Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year. The odd jobs, eccentric characters, boarding houses, buses, and beer that populate Ballantine’s work often draw comparisons to the life and work of Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
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I studied a truckload of true crime, praying for illumination, but most true crime relies on luridness and voyeurism for effect.
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One evening, after my wife and son had gone out for a walk, I decided to have a talk with my neighbor, who I believe was murdered. I had gotten to know and admire him by listening to people talk about him. He seemed a wonderful person with much to give.