Chris Grevemberg

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“Earl” by Chris Grevemberg

Submitted to Contest #144

 Life seemed great until I got busted smoking a little weed. My friends and I just finished playing some hoops when—Bam! The cops showed up and started hassling me over a single joint and a dime bag. It was my first offense, but that didn’t stop the judge from being all high and mighty. He told me the usual crap about straitening up and flying right. Who the hell is he? I’ve been around the block long enough to know what I can and can’t do. The last thing I needed was advice from some old man in a black robe....

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Born On The Outskirts Of New Orleans, Louisiana, Chris Grevemberg Found Himself Captivated By The Mysteries Of The Solar System And What Lies Beyond. For Nearly A Decade, He Served In The United States Marine Corps On Active Duty. During Which, He Was Involved In The Support Of Operation Iraqi Freedom, And The Rescue And Relief Efforts In New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina. Since Then, He Studied Aerospace Engineering And Pursued A Career As A Measurement Scientist. Currently, Chris Lives Half The Month On An Oil And Gas Production Platform In The Gulf Of Mexico As A Measurement Technician, While The Other Half Spent With His Wife Tiffany, And His Two Children, Keira And Declan In New Iberia, Louisiana.