damn near might still be is what it is Author|Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann John Harris studied art at

John Harris studied art at the University of California at Berkeley from 1965-1969

a sense that the last man is scribbling down the final observations about a civilization on the brink of collapse: Above damp sand trash whirls like restless souls

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"Taking a compassionate and clear-eyed look at our inner critic is a necessary exercise to heal and thrive—for ourselves

damn near might still be is what it is Author|Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann John Harris studied art atdamn near might still be is what it is is part autofiction, part memoir and travelogue, part road novel, part journal entry. Beginning in New York and winding first around the country, with stops in Kansas City and Colorado, then around the world, the unnamed narrator of damn near confronts what it means to be American, to be Black, to be a tourist and penniless and to fall in love in cities like London, Vienna, and Milan. Central to the book are