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PatriciaParkPatricia Park is a tenured professor of undergraduate and graduate MFA creative writing at American Unive…
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SeanQuallsSean Qualls finds inspiration everywhere. Growing up in the 70's in central New Jersey, his family didn't…
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JorgeRedmondJorge Redmond currently works in the Buncombe County District Attorney's office as an Assistant District …
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