The Things I Came Here With

by Chris MacDonald
The Things I Came Here With
  • ISBN-13: 9781778520150
  • Author(s): Chris MacDonald
  • Subject: BMF
  • Publisher: Ecw Press
  • Imprint: Ecw Press Digital
  • Publication Date: 18-10-2022
  • Format: Electronic book text

Availability: In stock

£9.99
'<p> Does it hurt? When you re a tattoo artist, that s the most universal question. For Chris MacDonald, the answer is simple: <i>hurts less than a broken heart</i>. Those words are painted above the entrance to his shop, Under My Thumb Tattoos, as a reminder.</p> <p>Chris and his brothers were as wild as the wind, in their house among the fields of Alliston, Ontario, when their parents divorced. Shell-shocked, they were uprooted and brought to Toronto by their dad. Their mother s mental illness worsened in the aftermath, and she disappeared. As a teenager, Chris left home and found himself immersed in the city s underbelly, a world where drugs, skateboarding, and punk rock reigned. Between the youth shelters, suicidal thoughts, and haunted apartments, a light shined: and it was art.</p> <p>He eventually found himself following the path of his brother, Rob, and pursuing life as a tattooist. Then, at the height of a destructive summer, everything changed: he met Megan, the girl who
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'<p> Does it hurt? When you re a tattoo artist, that s the most universal question. For Chris MacDonald, the answer is simple: <i>hurts less than a broken heart</i>. Those words are painted above the entrance to his shop, Under My Thumb Tattoos, as a reminder.</p> <p>Chris and his brothers were as wild as the wind, in their house among the fields of Alliston, Ontario, when their parents divorced. Shell-shocked, they were uprooted and brought to Toronto by their dad. Their mother s mental illness worsened in the aftermath, and she disappeared. As a teenager, Chris left home and found himself immersed in the city s underbelly, a world where drugs, skateboarding, and punk rock reigned. Between the youth shelters, suicidal thoughts, and haunted apartments, a light shined: and it was art.</p> <p>He eventually found himself following the path of his brother, Rob, and pursuing life as a tattooist. Then, at the height of a destructive summer, everything changed: he met Megan, the girl who

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