Couch Surfing USA: Excerpt #1
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Couch Surfing USA revolves around the travels and tribulations of a man bent on self-destruction, wandering aimlessly across the United States after becoming homeless and having his complicated life further twisted into a bizarre labyrinth of indulgence, deceit, lust, and despair. Love is one hell of a trip.
Note: These are a series excerpts from a novel I wrote between the years of 2016 and 2018. Unfortunately, I lost the finished book in a hard drive failure, but I kept many separate documents as excerpts to post on social media. These are those excerpts. I hope you enjoy. Maybe this will give me the motivation I need to rewrite the story in it's entirety.
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