Julio

<h3><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A new short story from the mind of author Garrett Francis.</strong></h3><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Julio's supposed to be on a field trip with the rest of his sixth grade class. Instead he's standing at a bus stop with his hood up so that bystanders can't see the damage his mother has done to his cheek with a crowbar.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And once he gets on that Richmond city bus he embarks on a field trip of the self reflecting upon the journey he his mother and his brother have on thus far and weighing what options he as an individual has next.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Julio: Conqueror of the Crowbar is a gritty story that touches upon themes of immigration poverty and race but also brings into focus what it is we as a society choose to thrust before our kids and label greatness.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you enjoy short stories from any of the following authors Julio: Conqueror of the Crowbar might just resonate with you: </span>Caitlin Horrocks Adam Johnson Alice Walker Raymond Carver Colum Mccann F. Scott Fitzgerald Jim Harrison Karen Russell.</p><h4><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Julio: Conqueror of the Crowbar is a story from </em>Strays Like Us<em> a collection of ten standalone short stories exploring what it means to grow up in America.</em></strong></h4>