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In the City by the Lake

Taylor Saracen
Chapters (62)
  1. In the City by the Lake
  2. Taylor Saracen
  3. Contents
  4. Untitled
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. 6
  14. 7
  15. 8
  16. 9
  17. 10
  18. March 1932
  19. 11
  20. July 1932
  21. 12
  22. December 1932
  23. 13
  24. April 1933
  25. 14
  26. August 1933
  27. 15
  28. December 1933
  29. 16
  30. February 1934
  31. 17
  32. April 1934
  33. 18
  34. October 1934
  35. 19
  36. December 1934
  37. 20
  38. February 1935
  39. 21
  40. June 1935
  41. 22
  42. October 1935
  43. 23
  44. December 1935
  45. 24
  46. February 1936
  47. 25
  48. April 1936
  49. 26
  50. July 1936
  51. 27
  52. October 1936
  53. 28
  54. December 1936
  55. 29
  56. February 1937
  57. 30
  58. June 1937
  59. 31
  60. September 1937
  61. 32
  62. December 1937

In the City by the Lake

Taylor Saracen

Contents

Untitled

Acknowledgments

1. March 1929

2. October 1929

3. December 1929

4. April 1930

5. July 1930

6. December 1930

7. April 1931

8. October 1931

9. December 1931

10. March 1932

11. July 1932

12. December 1932

13. April 1933

14. August 1933

15. December 1933

16. February 1934

17. April 1934

18. October 1934

19. December 1934

20. February 1935

21. June 1935

22. October 1935

23. December 1935

24. February 1936

25. April 1936

26. July 1936

27. October 1936

28. December 1936

29. February 1937

30. June 1937

31. September 1937

32. December 1937

Untitled

In the City by the Lake

Taylor Saracen

Copyright

13 Red Media Ltd.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

IN THE CITY BY THE LAKE

Copyright © 2018

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Cover: Emily Irwin

Editing: Jill Savoia

Dedication

To those who were themselves in a world that wished they were someone else, and to those who could not be, the hateful may hope your stories die with you, but those who love will make sure they never do.

Acknowledgments

I know I am lucky because listing everyone who means something to me would fill this page. Instead, I will simply say to my family, friends, and boss, thank you.

To Mr. Dennis Howie, without you I would have never known that I process the world differently than others do. Thank you for being an extraordinary teacher in and out of the classroom. I don’t think you knew how profound your influence was. I will never forget you.

For the beautiful lyrics:

“The Song is Ended” Irving Berlin

“Dream Lover” Jeannette MacDonald

“Willow Weep for Me” Ann Ronell

1

March 1929

My Chicago was full of enemies, but I often wondered if the metropolis itself was the most dangerous. I hated feeling small, yet I continued to walk the narrow alleyways of a city that sought to diminish me. Hulking skyscrapers stretched to the star-dusted clouds, demanding I shrink beneath them, but I refused. Instead, I lengthened my spine and minded my posture, walking with a purpose. I made men believe I was seven feet tall, though I stood only five feet, eight inches. The extra foot and a half was my confidence, stacked on my toughness and capped with the recognition that the only way to intimidate others was to be who they wished they could be, unapologetically.