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Yeah, that’s me. It may look like I’m hard at work but really I’m doodling obscene images into a notebook. At least I think that’s what I’m doing.

I’m a full-time English teacher, occasional writer, and convicted bibliophile who enjoys fiction, poetry, and all things literary.

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