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by River Selby (they/them)navel gazing
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About River Selby (they/them)
River Selby is a former hotshot, a PhD candidate in English & creative writing, & an autistic nonbinary person. Their nonfiction book, HOTSHOT, is forthcoming from Grove Press (Spring 2025). They hold an MFA in fiction from Syracuse University.
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