Author: Artist Michael Tronn

MICHAEL TRONN first started showing his art work professionally when he was only 18. His first art exhibit was a solo show of paintings entitled "Supermarket Sex" in the gallery at Red Zone in New York. As a teenager, he was instrumental in creating Keith Haring's Statue of Liberty Project in New York, as well as working with him on The Brandywine Mural in Philadelphia. Known by many as a revolutionary businessman, nightlife and restaurant creator, this thought-provoking artist has created cultural movements and made scenes in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. He has also written several children's books and is currently completing the illustrations for one which is on-target to be published in 2019. Find him at MichaelTronnFineArt.com.

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Car Date, 1972 by Stacy Pendergrast

That was all I needed to hear. I pushed aside the images of what had happened: their taunting faces, my bruises and twisted glasses, the leaves in my torn under...