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Podcast: Down with Bowne (The Uncut Version)
Episode: No Colors Allowed: A satirical novel of a London lad in serialised form
Description: "An hour passed. I remained inside the red Kia Sorento on the sandy drive of The Aunt’s ‘double wide deluxe’ trailer house.
In that hour, I reconstructed the collapse of my universe, including our arrival in the States at Philadelphia International. Why no Littleman kin there to greet us? Did they lack propriety?
A storm had been brewing, but no rain — only winds and ominous, threatening skies direct from King Lear — my mum’s favorite play.
On the drive, we passed The Town Tavern — the parking lot jammed with motorbikes. There were no “pubs” in A...