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Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt
What follows are diverting and cautionary reports on the Chapter 7 death and decay of an Austin rare-book dealership, written for the benefit of the chary startups among you by Bill Cotter, its former owner and sole employee. Cotter’s first novel, Fever Chart, will be published by McSweeney’s in August. The bankruptcy trustees will get half of his advance.
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July 30, 2009Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt: Dispatch 7: Erect Not a Gibbet for Thine Debtors, WaMu (Now Chase)
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July 23, 2009Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt: Dispatch 6: Ants in the Colgate
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July 7, 2009Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt: Dispatch 5: Tonight! Guilt v. Indignancy! And On the Undercard: Prison v. Freedom!
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June 29, 2009Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt: Dispatch 4: The Worst Period
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June 25, 2009Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt: Dispatch 3: An Aside About Collections Experience
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June 15, 2009Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt: Dispatch 2: The Rise and Fall of the Business
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June 8, 2009Dispatches From a Hangdog Bankrupt: Dispatch 1: The Costliest Ten-Dollar Cat in Texas
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