Nathan’s Run By: John Gilstrap Nathan Bailey's life is a tragedy updated for the 1990s. At age 11, his father dies in a car accident, leaving him orphaned and at the mercy of abusive, alcoholic, no good Uncle Mark. To escape further beatings, Nathan steals Mark's car and is sentenced to a juvenile-detention center, where he is promptly gang-raped. On July 4, while everyone is out celebrating Nathan is being attacked by a drunken guard at …showed first 75 words of 484 total…

…showed last 75 words of 484 total…now been caught. Just when you think he is going to kill Nathan a sniper puts a 30 caliber straight through his left temple doping him on the spot. -John Gilstrap The idea for Nathan’s run came to him while he was on a business trip. The radio did not work so he had to entertain himself, and by the time his seven-hour trip was over Nathan’s Run was completely outlined in his head.