The Hippie Hitchhiker from Nebraska
By Randy Rhody
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In a story arc of loss, exile, and self-reliance, here a roadside view of a lost America never glimpsed by historians, journalists, or celebrities.
In 1966, a teenager dreams of finding ultimate wisdom and writing timeless poetry. Horrified by the likelihood of combat service in Vietnam, he embarks on a hitchhiking journey to evade the mil
Randy Rhody
Randy Rhody's poems survive in publications from the mimeograph revolution that found their way into the archives of university libraries and the inventory of booksellers asking rare-book prices. At thirty-one, Rhody graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in astronomy. He worked as an engineer commanding on-orbit space vehicles and supporting space shuttle missions. He lives with his wife in Los Altos, California.Portions of the present memoir appear in issue #21 of Beatdom literary journal, May 2021.
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