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We didn't have heat in our house when I was a kid, and that's not one of those "we walked 200 miles uphill to school both ways in a snowstorm" joke. We simply didn't have a furnace, so my old man put a 50 gallon steel drum in our kitchen and we burned wood in it for heat. We scorched our pajamas lining up in front of it to get warm on cold mornings. Lo and behold I decided at 5 years old that when I had a family of my own, things would be better for them. A fire inside me developed(no pun intended), and I spent the better part of 18 years struggling in a small town to overcome my personal demons and succeed with crude tools and no guidance.

At the age of 19 I moved to Manhattan where I attended Hunter College and dated the daughter of a fash...more


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Benjamin, "I came across your blog doing research before my dad's surgery. Not only was it informative, it was inspiring....I shared your story with my Dad before his surgery and I know he found it inspiring. I know because one of the very first days he felt barely "human" again, he said, and I quote..."I may be ready to run the NYC marathon." :) He uses that line here... read more »
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Published on May 08, 2012 12:43 • 12 views • Tags: death, dying, inspiration, open-heart-surgery, recovery
Average rating: 4.16 · 44 ratings · 28 reviews · 1 distinct work
Barefoot in November
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Benjamin Carey gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
My Friend Leonard by James Frey
My Friend Leonard
by James Frey
read in November, 2011
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Barefoot in November by Benjamin J. Carey
" Carey's brash prose and honesty should not be taken for "arrogance". His fierceness and ambition are to be admired, and his imperfections are answered with as many instances in which he pours out his heart and shows his sensitive side. I was intri... "
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Benjamin Carey gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
Night Fall (John Corey, #3)
by Nelson DeMille
read in November, 2011
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"Thanks Pam! :) "
"Those scenes certainly bring smiles to my face too when I think about them :) Thanks! "
Benjamin Carey gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
Another Door Opens by Jeffrey A. Wands
Another Door Opens
by Jeffrey A. Wands
read in October, 2011
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"At the end of the day your ability to connect with your readers comes down to how you make them feel."Benjamin J. Carey
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“It's amazing how we wake up every day and just take for granted that life will go on. We know the reality that it will end at some point, yet we still wake up every morning believing deeply, that we will live forever.”
Benjamin J. Carey, Barefoot in November

“As the years go by those relationships are tested, and only then do you realize their true nature. Only after they've been tested through weddings, moves, funerals, divorces, births and other stages in life are you able to judge them. Until then, 'best friend', 'good guy', etc are only labels. In the end, it's interesting; often surprising to see the results.”
Benjamin J. Carey, Barefoot in November

“At the end of the day your ability to connect with your readers comes down to how you make them feel.”
Benjamin J. Carey, Barefoot in November

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“It's amazing how we wake up every day and just take for granted that life will go on. We know the reality that it will end at some point, yet we still wake up every morning believing deeply, that we will live forever.”
Benjamin J. Carey, Barefoot in November

“As the years go by those relationships are tested, and only then do you realize their true nature. Only after they've been tested through weddings, moves, funerals, divorces, births and other stages in life are you able to judge them. Until then, 'best friend', 'good guy', etc are only labels. In the end, it's interesting; often surprising to see the results.”
Benjamin J. Carey, Barefoot in November

“It's only as bad as you make it.”
Benjamin J. Carey, Barefoot in November

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.”
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