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Love letter to LA

This entry was posted on September 25, 2021, in Other. Bookmark the permalink.

Published in issue one of Good Place magazine, 2021.

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Kevin EG Perry is a writer for The Independent.

His work has also appeared in NME, Vice, The Guardian, British GQ, Lonely Planet Traveller and numerous other publications.

He was shortlisted for The Guardian’s International Development Journalism Award in 2009.

He can be contacted at kevinegperry[at]gmail.com

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