Several of my current writing projects touch on a similar theme: brotherhood. Or at least that is how I, ironically a hyper-skinny, middle class white girl, would term it. The word "brotherhood" conjures up more than just a dictionary definition ... for me. It provokes a feeling of deep camaraderie, and automatically sets off a daydreamed mashup of real life and movie-esque displays of allegiance (think secret societies, Musketeers, grass roots revolutionaries, disciples). The ...

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