The Last Long Walk Home

By Tom Upton

A retired man gets lost on his daily walk, and heads on a journey through his colorful past.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tom Upton
• Release date: Feb 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301483211

Tom Upton

Born in Chicago. Studied writing and film at Columbia College. 1979-85 Contributor Earthwise, On the Edge and other literary magazines. 1985: Judge fiction contest Nit & Wit Magazine.

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The Last Long Walk Home

By Tom Upton

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All characters in this book are imaginary. Any resemblance to actual person is purely coincidental.

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THE LAST LONG

WALK HOME

John Townes had no hobbies. He had never been much interested in gardening, and assembling jigsaw puzzles usually gave him a headache. Any other hobbies seemed either unappealing or tedious or just plain stupid. So when he retired, he found that he had much time on his hands.

Between lunch and dinner each day, he started to take a walk. At first,