a runaway American dream

When one thinks about New Jersey today—and as I live there one is forced to occasionally—it becomes quickly apparent that it clings to its endearment as the “Garden” State rather than necessarily exemplifying it. Industrial towns abound, especially in the heartland, and one such place is Freehold, the birthplace of Bruce Springsteen, and where Oscar Wilde once lectured.

I set off on the trail of the Oscar of my American dreams.