Young Writer in New Orleans, 1996 is a collection of vivid, emotional short stories that are both heart-wrenching and funny. Included also is the fun, awe-inspiring and occasionally brilliant Appendix from the Touchdown Jesus anthology.

"....the author demonstrates the inner makings of being male. [This] is good writing." BookReview.com

"(This is) maybe a glimpse into the world of man for women." BookReview.com

"Tad Hogan offers an interesting look at being young, male and American. One isn´t sure how much of the books are autobiographical, which supports the theory that this is good writing." BookReview.com

Tad Hogan was born (1971) and raised in New Haven, CT. He earned a bachelor´s degree in History and English at a small university outside Boston in 1993. In years since, Tad has lived in numerous places (Telluride, Newport, New Orleans...) and has worn numerous professional hats (carpenter, cook, historical walking-tour guide, script writer, film location assistant, marketing manager, Web guy...). Today, he (is studying cybersecurity and) lives with his wife, three sons, one dog and one cat on a flood plain in upper Baltimore.

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