Batz does justice to this story's emotional content without tipping into mawkishness. He achieves this through his poised nut graph and delicate scene-writing.
Read “Remembering 89,” by Bob Batz Jr.
Read “Remembering 89,” by Bob Batz Jr.
Remembering 89
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