Sacred Ink

By Paul Martone

A young man returns to Buffalo, New York to confront his past after running out of money and resources in San Francisco. In Buffalo, he reunites with his childhood friend, Snyder, who’s working as a tattoo artist in a slummy neighborhood and dreams of opening his own studio out west. A gritty story about tattoo culture, friendship, and loss, Sacred Ink was a finalist for the John Steinbeck Award.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paul Martone
• Release date: Dec 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301141043

Paul Martone

Paul Martone is the Executive Director of Late Night Library, the all-hours home of debut books (www.latenightlibrary.org). His writing appears in Tin House’s Open Bar, Fiddlehead, Water~Stone Review, The Saranac Review, Reed Magazine (2010 John Steinbeck Award Finalist), Propeller Magazine, and elsewhere. Interviews with Martone appear at Tin House and Fiction Writers Review

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Sacred Ink

Paul Martone

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