Joe
Joe Ransom is middle-aged, drinking too much, living too hard. When 15-year-old Gary Jones comes into his life, Joe is unexpectedly able to offer him a chance--just as his own chances are dwindling. Winner of the 1992 Southern Book Critics Award for Fiction.

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A computer account whose user name and password are the same. Joes are considered harmful, as are any passwords which are easy to guess.