The Gum Thief - Douglas Coupland
The Gum Thief
a novel
Douglas Coupland
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Q: Brother, are you headed home?
A: Brother, aren’t we always headed home?
—Question used by Masons to identify themselves among strangers
Roger
A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age—regardless of how they look on the outside— pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives. They don’t want to be who they are an ...