"That's My Point: Reflections from Baltimore's Locust Point Neighborhood"
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THAT'S MY POINT is a story about family and the impact families can have in rearing children and grandchildren. Sometimes serious and sometimes humorous, this account represents an honest journey into what it was like growing up in the 1970s and 1980s in an Irish-American, Catholic family in the blue-collar, industrial neighborhood of Locust Point. Author Joe Kelly reflects on the events and people that made him laugh, cry, and ultimately grow up on the sometimes-tumultuous streets of South Baltimore’s little jewel—home of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Whether eluding arrest and the “curse of the Irish” or discovering life’s triumphs and epiphanies, this memoir examines the human experience through the eyes of a kid born to parents and grandparents who cared. What began as a recollection of memories and lessons expanded into this memoir. Enjoy the ride.
JOSEPH MICHAEL KELLY, a widely published newspaper and magazine writer and editor, has earned various journalism and editorial excellence awards for his work. His writing credits include The Baltimore Sun, The Maryland Coast Dispatch, and Peninsula Magazine, to name a few. He lives in Baltimore County with his wife and two children.
Pages: 197
ISBN: 1-4137-9133-6
Type: Paperback
October 2005
$19.95
Books are available at the following locations:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers Inner Harbor
601 East Pratt Street (Power Plant)
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 385-1709
Enoch Pratt Free Library (Ligth Street Branch)
1251 Light Street (Federal Hill)
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1096
Green Leaf Designs
1143 Hull Street (Locust Point)
Baltimore, MD 21230
(866)348-5323
Maryland Nautical
1400 E. Clement Street (Locust Point)
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 752-4268
Hull Street Blues Cafe
1222 Hull Street (Locust Point)
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 727-7476
To order your copy online, visit the links below. To order an autographed copy, contact Joe via e-mail or call (410) 746-1443 for details.
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