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Roger Wright's Chicago Street Corner Stories starts with a kind of spiritual walking tour in Graceland Cemetery to hear what the ghosts are saying. Wright's descriptions of seasons and vignettes, interspersed with remembrances of people, both famous and personal, who have influenced the rich history and diverse culture of the great city of Chicago, immerse the reader in a truly personal experience. As Chapter 2 introduces the love stories all around these seemingly ordinary corner hangouts and sidewalks and streets, nostalgia meets the present, and introspection reveals lessons learned and imparted. The third chapter hints of fears and loss, but overwhelmingly finds ways to hope, to heal, and to face whatever comes with unblinking knowledge that life itself is a blessing and that our stories are proof of its abundant benefit.

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Review for: I Am Your Neighbor: Voices from a Chicago Food Pantry We often say that everyone has a story to tell, and this book captures the stories of forgotten and overlooked people who are living with us and around us in poverty. But this isn't a book about despair. It's an inspiring, moving, humorous, and challenging book about people living and surviving on the fringes of our society. I Am Your Neighbor gives a voice and face to those we have catalogued as 'homeless' and brings them vividly to life. Their stories will haunt and inspire and move you. - Rev. Carol Steinbrecher Review for: Finding Work When There Are No Jobs 5.0 out of 5 stars. A Chicago Writer Hits It Out of the Park. As someone who has been unemployed and is now under-employed, I really appreciate Roger's cogent take on this issue that is permeating society. Roger is a heckuva writer and is able to tackle these sensitive topics with grace. - Amy McVay Abbott, author of Centennial Farm Family Review for: Finding Work When There Are No Jobs Only a fool disregards the possibility of ever being fired or seeing his job or business evaporate before his very eyes. With that harsh truth in mind, I found this book to be a comfort more than anything else. And - dare I say it? - an inspiration. Which was much more than I bargained for. - Jeremiah Horrigan, author of Re-Writes of Passage

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Roger Wright has been writing since he could hold a pencil. Along the way he has been a bartender, truck driver, bookstore clerk, ghost writer, Special Education teacher, counselor, and training and leadership development consultant for businesses, faith-based organizations, government, and non-profit groups

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