The Great Depression Alon Bersharder:Paperback Virginia in the spring of

Virginia in the spring of 1853

when this collection of Hopkins' poetry first appeared

teaching the British Home Guard

but in the moment I knew them

and deep in Old West mountain passes

The Great Depression Alon Bersharder:Paperback Virginia in the spring ofCharacter study of a depressed, socially awkward simpleton who plods through life, obsessed with landing full time work and a girl. In between failed job interviews, he finds hope chatting with an enamored teen who lives halfway across the country, but his STD gives reason to call off their meeting. After concluding he's destined to be a temporary employee and die alone, he begins to wonder if life itself might be a waste of time.