Our hero, Spike, is recuperating from a stroke in a nursing home. He recalls a time when he used to go up to New Hampshire during Primary Time, a time when he walked freely, a time when he didn't live in a nursing home. A golden time. Not so long ago.

Primary Tourist chapters 8 and 9

My name is Spike DiMartino, and I've been writing, off and on, ever since my eighth grade English teacher told me that I did it well. In this podcast, I'll be reading from my novel, "Primary Tourist," which is about the link between the New Hampshire Primary and my life, and how mythology permeates the lives of everyone, from Presidential Wannabes to Wannabe Artistic Icons and everybody in between, and how  Myth does its damnedest to shape truth, even when, hell, especially when you live in a nursing home which you don't have to be crazy to mistake for an asylum. I hope you enjoy it.

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This episode contains chapters 38 and 39 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. With this episode, 'Primary Tourist' comes to an end.

Primary Tourist chapters 38 and 39

This episode contains chapters 36 and 37 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.

Primary Tourist chapters 36 and 37

This episode contains chapters 34 and 35 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.

Primary Tourist chapters 34 and 35

This episode contains chapters 32 and 33 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.

Primary Tourist chapters 32 and 33

This episode contains chapters 30 and 31 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.

Primary Tourist chapters 8 and 9

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