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    The Cardboard Night
    The Cardboard Night
    The Cardboard Night
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    The Cardboard Night

    By Michael Hayes

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    Written when the author was in his late teens and early twenties, the poems, stories and assorted mad ramblings you will find here were scribbled on scraps of paper and bar napkins in the wee hours of morning. God, existence, sex and identity dominate the desperate writings of a young man struggling to make sense of the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Hayes
    Release dateAug 1, 2012
    ISBN9781476495927
    The Cardboard Night
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    Michael Hayes

    Sometimes I write stuff down. Sometimes I film things. I absolutely love life but one day I will die...and so will you. None of us knows what happens after that. To me, art comes from the known unknowing.

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