John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel

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John Doe No.2 and theDreamland Motel and the Dreamland Motel John Doe No.2 Kenneth Womack © 2010 by Switchgrass Books, an imprint of Northern Illinois University Press Published by the Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 Manufactured in the United States using postconsumer-recycled, acid-free paper. All Rights Reserved This is a work of historical fantasia. The appearance of certain historical figures is inevitable, yet some of their actions are in part motivated by the literary imagination as opposed to any adherence to pure historical accuracy. All other characters are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Womack, Kenneth. John Doe no. 2 and the Dreamland Motel / Kenneth Womack. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-87580-640-2 (pbk. : acid-free paper) I. Title. II. Title: John Doe no. two and the Dreamland Motel. PS3623.O59735J64 2010 813’.6--dc22 2010010624 For Dick Caram It’s lovely to live on a raft. We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened. —Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn “I will have no man in my boat,” said Starbuck, “who is not afraid of a whale.” —Herman Melville, Moby-Dick ...