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Some readers have wondered about Brandon Breeden, the coddled kid of my book, STASHES. His narrative arc was befuddled by the fact that he didn’t earn his parent’s esteem or his own self-esteem with a good deed. Brandon’s prize vehicle was only a red Ford F-150. And, he would have tested negative for Affluenza…

Some readers have wondered about Brandon Breeden, the coddled kid of my book, STASHES. His narrative arc was befuddled by the fact that he didn’t earn his parent’s esteem or his own self-esteem with a good deed. Brandon’s prize vehicle was only a red Ford F-150. And, he would have tested negative for Affluenza…
Some readers wondered about Brandon Breeden, the coddled progeny of my book, STASHES. His narrative arc was befuddled by the fact that he didn’t earn his parent’s esteem or his own self-esteem with a good deed – in fact, few deeds at all. Brandon’s prize vehicle was only a red Ford F-150. Yet, he would have tested negative for Affluenza…

The Breeden family and their friends live in central Michigan, where author manufacture and agriculture forged a reliable middle class. STASHES is set in the fall of 2009 when unfortunate real estate loan practices gutted the American Dream. Many people of that area and era would have tested positive for poorlio…