Sandra Allen on writing her uncle's story as a cover song in 'A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise'
In 2009, Sandra Allen’s uncle sent her a typewritten manuscript of his life story in ALL CAPS. Bob had been living alone in a trailer in Northern California for years, was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, and his text, suffice to say, was not an easy read. But Allen was transfixed. In her...