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    Retail Park
    Retail Park
    Retail Park
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    Retail Park

    By Samuel Millar

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    Retail Park is a reconciliation with the ubiquity of coming of age in one's hometown. This collection is a reminder of all of the emotions and reactions that face us as we grow and challenge our surroundings. These pieces journey through the questions we ask of ourselves as we learn our own beliefs on family, religion, grief and illness

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuerencia Press, LLC
    Release dateMay 31, 2022
    ISBN9798330264278
    Retail Park
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    Samuel Millar

    Sam Millar is a writer from Basildon, he writes on family, home and mental health You can find his poetry and artwork on instagram @sammillarwrites

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      Retail Park - Samuel Millar

      Retail Park

      Samuel Millar

      Querencia Press, LLC

      Chicago Illinois

      QUERENCIA PRESS

      © Copyright 2022

      Samuel Millar

      All Rights Reserved

      No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

      No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission of the author.

      Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      ISBN 979 8 9860788 2 3

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      www.querenciapress.com

      First Published in 2022

      Querencia Press, LLC

      Chicago IL

      Printed & Bound in the United States of America

      CONTENTS

      Foreword & Trigger Warning

      I’ve got you

      Some sick lesson

      Bricks

      Jesus is coming, look busy

      Saint Benjamin

      Goodbye Benjamin

      On the

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