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James Bates's avatar

Sorry, dilapidated.

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James Bates's avatar

He grew up in a tough neighborhood. Lock 17, Ohio. Only 2 way out, the decapitated bridge across the Tuscarawas River or the RR crossing.

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Ed Kugler's avatar

I’ll bet you have some family business stories as well : )

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James Bates's avatar

That i do friend. Not as edgy as yours. More on Tuscarawas County best kept secret. A few on my 2 years with the Port PD. Going to try to put my life to words, off to a slow start.

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Ed Kugler's avatar

That's great! The best advice I got is to write as if you're sitting there telling the story to someone—write like you talk. When I wrote Dead Center, I thought of story events and then linked them through time and together. I don't worry about grammar. I write as I talk and then run it through a program online called Grammarly. It corrects all my punctuation. Good luck!

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william davis turn of's avatar

Damn, Ed, how did you keep your head straight during all this ? I'm glad that I knew your Mom and Dad and Gloria.

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Ed Kugler's avatar

They were trying and interesting times. It's like I told my kids growing up ... it's good for your development.

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