“Undertow: A Valentine to My Father” by Gavin Lakin

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Gavin Lakin is a writer of literary fiction and creative non-fiction, most prominently in the areas of historical fiction, YA, pop culture, music, and the mercurial 1970s. His writings, musings and hazy remembrances are featured on his blog spot seventiesology.com. In the capacity of contributing writer, his works have been published and featured at Medium.com / Memoir Mixtapes Vol. I, entropymag.org, Beautiful Losers Magazine, and BoomerCafe.com—a site dedicated to archiving the Baby Boom generation. Gavin has authored a series of YA novels and is seeking acquisition and representation. Gavin is affiliated with the Historical Novel Society (HNS), the American Writers & Artists, Inc. (AWAI), Medium.com, and with a songwriting background he is a twenty-five-year published member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Gavin originated, designed and currently manages his online collectibles business Late Blue Highway with a tagline “We make it our business to remember.” A native Californian, Gavin lives in the San Francisco Bay Area without a dog, which makes him somewhat of an anomaly.