Published March 08, 2012, 07:35 AM

Gail Gabrielson

Do you remember what it was like to be a teenager? Erik P. Block does, and he describes it so well — so pitch-perfect — it makes one wonder just how far he is from it. Block holds a master’s degree in creative writing from Minnesota State University Moorhead, and lives in Fargo — not too far from the fictional town where fictional Jake lives.

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