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RERUN POST: What Mike Knew

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RERUN POST: What Mike Knew

An end-of-year post in memory of Mike Rose, whose final book, WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON, will publish on February 28, 2023.

Anna Sproul-Latimer
Dec 29, 2022
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RERUN POST: What Mike Knew

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Happy almost-new year, everyone. Hope you’re off resting somewhere cozy.

Neon’s offices are closed this week, so I’m sending out a rerun post from 2021. I’ve chosen this particular one for three reasons:

  1. When the Light Goes On, Mike Rose’s final book, publishes this February 28. A lifelong champion of vocational education, Mike bequeathed his royalty income to the Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges, and in his memory, Neon is donating 100% of our commission on his book there, too.

  2. I still miss him.

  3. I wonder if you all also use this time of year to sit near wood fires and think about all the people you miss. If so—[hands you a mug of tea]—I’m glad you’re here to share my hearth.


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