The summer I ran away with the carnival (from '13)

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We were in the midst of the gaudy sensory overload known as the Westmoreland County Fair when my wife surprised me with a career suggestion.



She thinks I should write a book about the summer I ran away with the carnival.



I was surprised for two reasons: One, her career suggestion didn’t involve me giving up writing entirely to become a plumber; and two, I’d never really