Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon

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Author: Chuck Palahniuk

Want to know where Chuck Palahniuk’s tonsils currently reside?Been looking for a naked mannequin to hide in your kitchen cabinets?What goes on at the Scum Center?How do you get to the Apocalypse Cafe?In the closest thing he may ever write to an autobiography, Chuck Palahniuk provides answers to all these questions and more as he takes you through the streets, sewers, and l….Read More

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